title: Adolescent Sexual Health Education: Parents Benefit Too!
abstract: The inclusion of parents in adolescent-targeted interventions is intended to benefit the adolescent. Limited research has explored whether parents participating in these programs also benefit directly. We examined the impact of Caribbean Informed Parents and Children Together, the parenting portion of an adolescent-targeted HIV prevention intervention, on parent-reported measures. Bahamian parent-youth dyads (N = 1,833) participating in the randomized control trial were assigned to receive one of four conditions. Parents were assessed longitudinally at baseline and 6 and 12 months later. Through 12 months follow-up, parents exposed to Caribbean Informed Parents and Children Together showed higher knowledge of condom use skills, perceptions of improved condom use competence on the part of their youth, and perceived improved parent-child communication about sex-related information. Although youth were the targeted beneficiary, parents also benefited directly from the sexual risk reduction parenting program. Parents demonstrated improved perceptions and knowledge that would enable them to more effectively guide their child and also protect themselves from sexual risk.
authors: Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, USA ar0687@wayne.edu.
authors: Veronica
authors: V
authors: Dinaj-Koci
authors: The Bahamas Ministries of Health and of Education, Nassau, The Bahamas.
authors: Lynette
authors: L
authors: Deveaux
authors: Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, USA.
authors: Bo
authors: B
authors: Wang
authors: The Bahamas Ministries of Health and of Education, Nassau, The Bahamas.
authors: Sonya
authors: S
authors: Lunn
authors: Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, USA.
authors: Sharon
authors: S
authors: Marshall
authors: Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, USA.
authors: Xiaoming
authors: X
authors: Li
authors: Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, USA.
authors: Bonita
authors: B
authors: Stanton
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior; D001444:Bahamas; D017280:Condoms / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D010290:Parents / Q000193:education* / Q000523:psychology; D021841:Safe Sex; D012736:Sex Education / Q000379:methods*
keywords: HIV prevention intervention; adolescents; condom use skills knowledge; parents; parent–child communication; sexual health education
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