Impacts of an enhanced family health and sexuality module of the health teacher middle school curriculum: A cluster randomized trial

B. Goesling, M.E. Scott and E. Cook

American Journal of Public Health, 2016, vol. 106, S125-S131

Abstract: Objectives. To evaluate the impacts of an enhanced version of the Family Life and Sexuality Module of the HealthTeacher middle school curriculum. Methods. We conducted a cluster randomized trial of Chicago, Illinois, middle schools. We randomly assigned schools to a treatment group that received the intervention during the 2010-2011 school year or a control group that did not. The primary analysis sample included 595 students (7 schools) in the treatment group and 594 students (7 schools) in the control group. Results. Students in the treatment schools reported greater exposure to information on reproductive health topics such as sexually transmitted infections (STIs; 78% vs 60%; P

Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2016.303392

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