Replicating cuídate: 6-month impact findings of a randomized controlled trial

M. Kelsey, C. Layzer, J. Layzer, C. Price, R. Juras, M. Blocklin and Jhon Mendez

American Journal of Public Health, 2016, vol. 106, S70-S77

Abstract: Objectives. To test whether Cuídate, a program culturally adapted for Hispanic youths, affects sexual risk behavior. Methods. We evaluated 3 replications of Cuídate in California, Arizona, and Massachusetts in a randomized controlled trial (registry no. NCT02540304) in which 2169 primarily Hispanic participants were randomly assigned to an intervention (n = 1326) or a control (n = 870) group.Youths were surveyed at baseline (September 2012-April 2014) and 6 months postbaseline (March 2013-October 2014). We estimated pooled and subgroup impacts using a regression framework with baseline covariates to increase statistical precision (1216 youths analyzed in the treatment group, 806 analyzed in the control group). Results. We found no impacts on the study's primary outcomes of recent sexual activity or recent unprotected sexual activity. However, Cuídate improved knowledge (10%-20% increase; P

Keywords: Arizona; California; control group; controlled clinical trial; controlled study; effect size; exploratory research; Hispanic; human; juvenile; major clinical study; Massachusetts; randomized controlled trial; register; sexual behavior; skill (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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