An Evaluation of Achieving Condom Empowerment (ACE)-Plus in Foster Care Agencies in New York City

Autor/inn/en	Herrling, Scott; Hirsch, Heather
Titel	An Evaluation of Achieving Condom Empowerment (ACE)-Plus in Foster Care Agencies in New York City
Quelle	In: American Journal of Sexuality Education, 17 (2022) 1, S.1-18 (18 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1554-6128
DOI	10.1080/15546128.2021.1959473
Schlagwörter	Foster Care; Contraception; Sexuality; Prevention; Males; Public Agencies; Adolescents; Young Adults; Sex Education; Pregnancy; Interpersonal Relationship; Comparative Analysis; Program Implementation; Fidelity; New York (New York) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Pflegehilfe; Empfängnisverhütung; Sexualität; Prävention; Vorbeugung; Male; Männliches Geschlecht; Öffentliche Einrichtung; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Young adult; Junger Erwachsener; Sex instruction; Sexualaufklärung; Sexualerziehung; Sexualkunde; Schwangerschaft; Interpersonal relation; Interpersonal relations; Interpersonelle Beziehung; Zwischenmenschliche Beziehung
Abstract	Objectives: To test the ACE-Plus curriculum, a two-session program that teaches males in foster care and/or preventive services about correct and consistent condom use, and engagement with female partners to obtain and use contraception. Methods: Nine foster care agencies in New York City randomly assigned 223 males aged 16-20 to the ACE-Plus intervention or a benign program. Youth completed surveys at baseline, 3-month follow-up, and 9-month follow-up. Regression analyses assessed the effects of program participation on condom use, use of hormonal birth control method, use of birth control by female sex partner(s), obtaining birth control with a sex partner(s), and communication about birth control with a sex partner(s). Results: At 3-month follow-up, treatment youth were significantly more likely than control youth to report communicating with their sexual partner(s) about birth control (p = 0.0062). While not statistically significant, treatment youth were more likely to report obtaining birth control with a sex partner(s) than control youth at 3-month follow-up. Impact estimates for the remaining behavioral outcomes favored the control group, though not significantly. Implementation data suggest the program was delivered with fidelity. Conclusion: Based on these mixed results, perhaps more developmental research into this short-duration intervention for this high-needs population is necessary. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01