Impacts of Re:MIX--A School-Based Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program Incorporating Young Parent Coeducators

Autor/inn/en	Manlove, Jennifer; Welti, Kate; Whitfield, Brooke; Faccio, Bianca; Finocharo, Jane; Ciaravino, Samantha
Titel	Impacts of Re:MIX--A School-Based Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program Incorporating Young Parent Coeducators
Quelle	In: Journal of School Health, 91 (2021) 11, S.915-927 (13 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Welti, Kate)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0022-4391
DOI	10.1111/josh.13078
Schlagwörter	Early Parenthood; Prevention; Hispanic American Students; Grade 8; Grade 9; Grade 10; Sex Education; Program Effectiveness; Team Teaching; Peer Teaching; Texas + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Prävention; Vorbeugung; Hispanic; Hispanic Americans; Student; Students; Hispanoamerikaner; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; School year 08; 8. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 08; School year 09; 9. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 09; Sex instruction; Sexualaufklärung; Sexualerziehung; Sexualkunde; Teamteaching; Peer group teaching; Peer Group Teaching
Abstract	Background: Latinx adolescents are at increased risk of teen pregnancy. This study evaluates the impact of Re:MIX, a comprehensive sexuality education program cofacilitated by professional health educators paired with young parent educators implemented with primarily Latinx youth in Texas. Methods: A cluster randomized trial was conducted with students in grades 8-10 in 57 classrooms across three schools. Students completed baseline, post-test, and long-term follow-up surveys to determine the impact of the program on behavioral outcomes--sexual experience and unprotected sex--and on mediating factors including intentions, attitudes, knowledge, and self-efficacy related to sexual activity and contraception. Results: Re:MIX was implemented with fidelity and educators were well-received. At post-test, compared to control students, Re:MIX students were more likely to intend to use hormonal or long-acting contraceptive methods if they had sex, had greater reproductive health knowledge, had more confidence in their ability to ask for and give consent, and were more likely to know where to obtain contraception. Most findings were sustained at the long-term follow-up, but there were no impacts on behaviors. Conclusions: The implementation and impact findings highlight the promising approach of pairing young parent educators with experienced health educators for teen pregnancy prevention among Latinx students. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01