Assessment of a culturally-tailored sexual health education program for African American youth
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Authors
Lawrence, Tiffany Zellner
Akintobi, Tabia Henry
Miller, Assia
Archie-Booker, Elaine
Johnson, Tarita
Evans, Donoria
Issue Date
2016-12-24
Type
Article
Language
en_US
Keywords
African American , Adolescents , Sexual Health , Evaluation
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Abstract
African American youth are affected disproportionately by sexually transmitted infections (STIs), human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS), and teenage pregnancy when compared to other racial groups. This paper evaluates the effectiveness of the To Help Young People Establish (2 HYPE) Abstinence Club, a behavioral intervention designed to promote delayed sexual activity among African American youth ages 12–18 in Atlanta, Georgia. The intervention included 20 h of curriculum and creative arts instruction. Pre- and post-intervention survey data collected from 2008–2010 were analyzed to determine the effectiveness of the intervention. Intervention (n = 651) and comparison (n = 112) groups were compared through analysis of variance and multivariate logistic regression models. There was a statistically significant increase in intervention youth who were thinking about being abstinent (p = 0.0005). Those who had not been engaged in sexual activity were two times more likely to plan abstinence compared to participants that had been previously sexually active previously (odds ratio 2.41; 95% confidence interval 1.62, 3.60). Significant results hold implications for subsequent community-based participatory research and practice that broadens the understanding of the relevance of marriage, as just one among other life success milestones that may hold more importance to African American youth in positioning the value of delayed and responsible sexual activity towards effective STIs, HIV/AIDS, and teen pregnancy risk reduction interventions.
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Citation
Zellner Lawrence, T., Henry Akintobi, T., Miller, A., Archie-Booker, E., Johnson, T., & Evans, D. (2016). Assessment of a Culturally-Tailored Sexual Health Education Program for African American Youth. International journal of environmental research and public health, 14(1), 14. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph14010014
Publisher
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health