A Risky Sex Prevention Intervention for Middle School Age Minority Girls

Launched by UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA, GREENSBORO · Apr 2, 2014

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ClinConnect Summary

This is a longitudinal intervention study with a study condition intervention and a control condition intervention. Potential participants will be invited to a recruitment meeting. If they choose to participate, they will be asked to sign informed consent or assent. There are 4 data collections for moms and girls - 1 after recruitment but before the start of the intervention, 1 at the end of the intervention (after the girls 12 week intervention), 1 three months after the end of the intervention (about 6 months after recruitment), and the final data collection 9 months after the end of the ...

Gender

FEMALE

Eligibility criteria

• Mother Inclusion Criteria:
• • Must be 21 years or older.
• • Must be daughter's primary female guardian/caregiver and she lives with me at least 50% of the time.
• • Must understand spoken and written English.
• • Must be able to provide a phone number where they can be reached and will be able to maintain contact with researchers for one year after start of study.
• • Must be able to provide or arrange reliable transportation for their daughter after each session or data collection.
• Mother Exclusion Criteria:
• • Must not be incarcerated at the time of recruitment
• • Must not have a physical or mental health condition that may affect my or my daughter's participation in the study.
• Daughter Inclusion Criteria:
• • Must be in middle school (grades 6-8) at the time of recruitment.
• • Must be between the ages of 11-14 at the time of recruitment.
• • Must self-identify as Black, African-American, or a mixed race that includes black or African-American.
• • Must be able to understand written and spoken English.
• Daughter Exclusion Criteria:
• • Must not be in a classroom for developmentally delayed students in school.
• • Must not be currently pregnant at the time of recruitment.
• • Must not have a mental or physical health condition that may affect her participation in the study.
• • Must not be suspended or expelled from school at the time of recruitment.