Families Talking Together Plus: An Approach to Promote Sexual Delay and Strengthen Sexual Risk Avoidance Education

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Conditions studied: Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms

In brief

Despite reductions in adolescent sexual behavior over the past decade, premature sexual activity remains prevalent among adolescents and alarming adolescent sexual and reproductive health (SRH) disparities exist. Positive youth development (PYD) research has identified adolescent protective factors, such as success sequencing, self-regulation, goal setting, and strong family support \[i.e., positive family development (PFD)\] that are associated with increased sexual risk avoidance as well as individual life opportunities and societal benefits. Needed are programmatic efforts to strengthen adolescent protective factors among populations in greatest need, with a particular emphasis on the important role of parents in promoting sexual delay. The proposed project is designed to target Latino and Black adolescents aged 12-17 years residing in the South Bronx, New York City, a high-need community for sexual risk programming and promotion of adolescent life opportunities. The investigators evaluate a program called Families Talking Together Plus (FTT+), an online, parent-based intervention that is medically accurate, culturally tailored, and age-appropriate. To implement FTT +, the investigators draw upon an innovative and culturally competent intervention delivery approach, namely community health workers (CHWs) as "Life Opportunity Coaches."

Key facts

Study ID

NCT04731649

Run by

Johns Hopkins University

People needed

1227

Starts

2021-03-01

Expected to finish

2024-09-27

Last updated by the study team

2024-10-10

Who can join

Age: 12 and older, up to 17. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Adolescents must be between the ages of 12 and 17 years old
• Adolescent must identify as Latino or Black
• Adolescent has a primary caregiver
• Residence in Mott Haven, South Bronx

You may not qualify if…

• Adolescent is not between the ages of 12-17
• Adolescent is not Latino or Black
• Adolescent does not have a primary caregiver
• Non-resident of Mott Haven, South Bronx

Where it is running

• Johns Hopkins University — New York, New York, United States

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