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Effects of Church-Based Parent-Child Abstinence-Only Interventions on Adolescents' Sexual Behaviors.
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The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine [J Adolesc Health] 2020 Jan; Vol. 66 (1), pp. 107-114. Date of Electronic Publication: 2019 Oct 17. - Publication Year :
- 2020
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Abstract
- Purpose: The aim of the study was to evaluate the efficacy of faith-based and nonfaith-based parent-child abstinence-only interventions in reducing sexual risk behavior among young African American adolescents.<br />Methods: Randomized controlled trial recruiting 613 African American parent-adolescent dyads from urban African American Baptist churches and randomizing them to one of three parent-child interventions: faith-based abstinence-only intervention emphasizing delaying or reducing sexual intercourse drawing on Biblical scriptures; nonfaith-based abstinence-only emphasizing intervention delaying or reducing sexual intercourse without referencing scriptures; or attention-matched control intervention targeting health issues unrelated to sexual behavior. Primary outcome was the self-reported frequency of condomless sexual intercourse in the past 3 months assessed periodically through 18 months postintervention. Secondary outcomes were frequency of sexual intercourse, number of sexual partners, consistent condom use and, among sexually inexperienced adolescents, sexual debut.<br />Results: Generalized estimating equations analyses revealed that nonfaith-based abstinence-only intervention reduced the frequency of condomless sexual intercourse, frequency of sexual intercourse, and number of sexual partners compared with the attention-matched control intervention, whereas faith-based abstinence-only intervention did not. Neither intervention affected consistent condom use or sexual debut.<br />Conclusions: Parent-child abstinence-only interventions can reduce condomless sexual intercourse among young African American adolescents in church settings. Linking the abstinence message to Biblical scriptures may not be efficacious.<br /> (Copyright © 2019. Published by Elsevier Inc.)
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1879-1972
- Volume :
- 66
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 31630923
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jadohealth.2019.07.021