Alternatives For Girls (AFG) LeadHer
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 入组人数
- 508
- 试验地点
- 2
- 主要终点
- Avoidance of unprotected sex
研究概览
简要总结
Alternatives For Girls (AFG) is offering LeadHer as a gender-specific teen pregnancy prevention curriculum to girls between the ages of 14-19 years old who live in Wayne County, MI. The curriculum seeks to demonstrate that girls who participate in LeadHer will show increased rates of avoidance of unprotected sex, will show increased use of birth control and reduced rates of pregnancy. LeadHer will run over a 6-session period covering topics designed to prevent teen pregnancy and develop girls into leaders. The sessions will be co-led by youth (Peer Educators).
详细描述
LeadHer is a 30-hour curriculum provided under rigorous evaluation, random assignment protocols and covering factual information related to sexual intercourse, including the risks of sex, sexually transmitted infections and use of birth control, along with the following adult preparation topics: Healthy relationships, Adolescent development, Healthy life skills, and Educational and career success.
The project is designed to run for five years; years 2 through 4 will involve providing the intervention curriculum to a total of 300 girls. There will be a control group, Sassy Science running in tandem with LeadHer for 300 girls. Groups will take place at the Alternatives For Girls facility as well as off-site within the community at local schools, primarily during after-school hours and community centers.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Prevention
- 盲法
- Double (Participant, Care Provider)
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 14 Years 至 19 Years（Child, Adult）
- 性别
- Female
- 接受健康志愿者
- 是
入选标准
- •Grade level: 8th grade through high school graduation; Race/ethnicity or tribe: As reflected in the Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan communities: African American, Latina, White, Mixed Races. At the time of the latest U.S. Census data, teens in Detroit were 81.9% African American, 9.7% Latino/a, 4.4% Caucasian, and 3.9% other races/ethnicities; Risk characteristics: Many will be at-risk by virtue of living within 200% of the federal poverty guidelines, doing poorly in local schools, being exposed to gang activities, and being sexually active; Other characteristics: living in Wayne County at the start of the study.
排除标准
- •Target population participants who are already in another pregnancy prevention program.
结局指标
主要结局
Avoidance of unprotected sex
时间窗: Up to 12 months post the beginning of intervention.
Participants will refrain from having sex or avoid sex without protection.
Use of birth control
时间窗: Up to 12 months post the beginning of intervention.
Participants decided to have sex, they will use birth control.
Presence of pregnancy
时间窗: Up to 12 months post the beginning of intervention.
Participants will get pregnant.
次要结局
- Participants will report increased knowledge about Healthy Relationships(Up to 12 months post the beginning of intervention.)
研究者
Celia Thomas
Chief Operating Officer
Alternatives For Girls