ERIC Number: EJ1185142
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2018-Aug
Pages: 20
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ISSN: ISSN-0272-4316
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Impacting Precursors to Sexual Behavior among Young American Indian Adolescents of the Northern Plains: A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial
Kaufman, Carol E.; Schwinn, Traci M.; Black, Kirsten; Keane, Ellen M.; Big Crow, Cecelia K.; Shangreau, Carly; Tuitt, Nicole R.; Arthur-Asmah, Ruth; Morse, Bradley
Journal of Early Adolescence, v38 n7 p988-1007 Aug 2018
We assessed the effectiveness of a culturally grounded, multimedia, sexual risk reduction intervention called Circle of Life (mCOL), designed to increase knowledge and self-efficacy among preteen American Indians and Alaska Natives. Partnering with Native Boys and Girls Clubs in 15 communities across six Northern Plains reservations, we conducted a cluster randomized controlled trial among 10- to 12-year-olds (n = 167; mean age = 11.2). Club units were randomly assigned to mCOL (n = 8) or the attention-control program, After-School Science Plus (AS+; n = 7). Compared with the AS+ group, mCOL youth scored significantly higher on HIV/sexually transmitted infection (STI) knowledge questions at both follow-ups; self-efficacy to avoid peer pressure and self-efficacy to avoid sex were significantly higher at posttest; self-perceived volition was significantly higher at 9-month follow-up; and no differences were found for behavioral precursors to sex. mCOL had modest effects on precursors to sexual behavior, which may lead to less risky sexual behavior in later years.
Descriptors: Sexuality, American Indian Students, Health Behavior, Partnerships in Education, American Indian Reservations, Randomized Controlled Trials, Self Efficacy, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Intervention, Sex Education, Clubs, After School Programs, Comparative Analysis, Pretests Posttests, Peer Influence, Risk, Preadolescents, Adolescents, Multimedia Instruction, Prevention, Pregnancy, Program Effectiveness, Statistical Analysis
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
Sponsor: Health Resources and Services Administration (DHHS), Office of Adolescent Health
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Identifiers - Location: South Dakota
Grant or Contract Numbers: TP2AH000003