A Gender Transformative Program to Prevent Sexual Violence and Relationship Abuse Among Adolescent Women: A Feasibility Trial of Sisterhood 2.0
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Status
- Completed
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
- Enrollment
- 246
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Participant Attendance
Study Overview
Brief Summary
This pilot quasi-experimental community based trial examines the feasibility of a sexual violence and adolescent relationship abuse prevention program for girls aged 14-19. Feasibility is assessed through participant attendance, retention and program satisfaction measures and interviews are conducted at baseline, end of program and 3 month follow up (endline) about participant experiences.
Detailed Description
The goal of the project is to adapt and pilot a "gender transformative," sexual violence and adolescent relationship abuse prevention program, Sisterhood 2.0, among African American high school-age females in a community-based setting. The Sisterhood 2.0 curriculum was adapted from Program M, created in 2006 by Promundo to address health and empowerment of young women aged 15-24. The curriculum engages young women in questioning rigid and non-equitable stereotypes about masculinity and femininity and how these rigid stereotypes affect their health and well-being. This study will pilot test, using a quasi-experimental design, the participant satisfaction with the program through measures of attendance and retention, and be compared to a job skills development curriculum. This study is significant because there are too few evidence-based sexual violence and adolescent relationship abuse prevention program in the U.S., none that are specifically tailored for African American adolescent females, and there are no evidence- based programs implemented in community settings that target both sexual violence and adolescent relationship abuse and adolescent sexual health.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Intervention Model
- Parallel
- Primary Purpose
- Prevention
- Masking
- None
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 13 Years to 19 Years (Child, Adult)
- Sex
- Female
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- Yes
Inclusion Criteria
- •Participants must be ages 13-19 (inclusive)
- •Participants must speak English
- •Participants must self identify as female
Exclusion Criteria
- •Not ages 13-19 (inclusive)
- •Does not speak English
- •Does not identify as female
Arms & Interventions
Sisterhood 2.0
Sisterhood 2.0 used a group format with activities that explore respect, nonviolence, healthy relationships, and sexuality, through 8 sessions (3 hours/session) over an 8 week period.
Sessions focus on gender, consider harmful messages around femininity and their image, healthy sexuality, healthy relationships and connections, understanding sexual abuse and assault, and self care.
Intervention: Sisterhood 2.0 (Behavioral)
Job Skills Training
The curriculum used for this program is an intensive 18-24 hour job readiness training curriculum distributed across 3 weeks, or up to 2 months.
Intervention: Sisterhood 2.0 (Behavioral)
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Participant Attendance
Time Frame: through study completion, an average of 1 per week
Attendance recorded at beginning and end of each session with a weekly satisfaction survey. Calculated as a proportion of total number of sessions.
Participant Satisfaction
Time Frame: through study completion, an average of 1 per week
Participants were asked about how satisfied they were with the topic discussed and format of the program each week.
Participant Retention
Time Frame: post-intervention at Week 8
At the end of the program, participants were asked why they returned or did not return to the program each week and their reasons for missing any sessions.
Secondary Outcomes
No secondary outcomes reported
Investigators
Elizabeth Miller
Professor of Pediatrics
University of Pittsburgh