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| Name | Class |
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| University of Oklahoma | OTHER |
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The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of the POWER Through Choices (PTC) curriculum in increasing contraceptive use and delaying sexual initiation among youth living in group foster care homes.
Youth in foster care are at especially high risk for teen pregnancy and associated sexual risk behaviors. The POWER Through Choices (PTC) program is a 10-session sexuality curriculum that aims to increase contraceptive use and delay sexual initiation by empowering youth to make healthy, positive choices about their sexual behaviors. This study uses a cluster randomized design to compare the effectiveness of PTC to usual programs and services provided to youth living in group foster care homes. Study participants will be youth living in group foster homes recruited in four locations: Kern County, CA; Cook County, IL; Baltimore County, MD; and Oklahoma (statewide). The study is being conducted as part of the national Evaluation of Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Approaches funded by the Office of Adolescent Health in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
|---|---|---|---|
| POWER Through Choices | Experimental | 10-session group-based sexual education curriculum |
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| Usual services | No Intervention | No intervention |
| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| POWER Through Choices | Behavioral | 10-session group-based sexual education curriculum |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Consistent contraceptive use | 12 months | |
| Sexual initiation | 12 months |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Knowledge of contraceptive use and reproductive health | 6 months | |
| Intentions to delay sexual initiation and unprotected sex | 6 months | |
| Attitudes toward sexual activity and contraceptive use |
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Roy Oman, PhD | University of Oklahoma | Principal Investigator |
| Sara Vesely, PhD | University of Oklahoma | Principal Investigator |
| Brian Goesling, PhD | Mathematica Policy Research | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Kern County Superintendent of Schools | Bakersfield | California | 93301 | United States | ||
| Planned Parenthood of Maryland |
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| ID | Term |
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| D012749 | Sexually Transmitted Diseases |
| ID | Term |
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| D003141 | Communicable Diseases |
| D007239 | Infections |
| D000091662 | Genital Diseases |
| D000091642 | Urogenital Diseases |
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| 6 months |
| Scores on scale of self-efficacy to avoid sexual risk behaviors | 6 months |
| Baltimore |
| Maryland |
| 21201 |
| United States |
| Oklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy | Oklahoma City | Oklahoma | 73118 | United States |
| D020969 |
| Disease Attributes |
| D010335 | Pathologic Processes |
| D013568 | Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms |