Affiliation:
1. Department of Psychology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina
Abstract
CONTEXT:
Latinx adolescents are at risk for negative sexual health outcomes, and many interventions have been developed to reduce this risk.
OBJECTIVE:
In this meta-analysis, we synthesized the literature on sexual health interventions for Latinx adolescents and examined intervention effects on 3 behavioral outcomes (abstinence, condom use, number of sex partners) and 3 psychological outcomes (safer sex knowledge, intentions, self-efficacy). Moderators of intervention success were explored.
DATA SOURCES:
A systematic search of studies published through January 2019 was conducted by using PubMed, PsycINFO, and Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature databases.
STUDY SELECTION:
All studies included a US-based sample of Latinx adolescents, evaluated sexual health intervention by using an experimental or quasiexperimental design, included a behavioral outcome, and were in English.
DATA EXTRACTION:
Standardized mean difference (d) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were meta-analyzed by using random-effects models.
RESULTS:
Effect sizes from 12 studies, sampling 4673 adolescents, were synthesized. Sexual health interventions improved abstinence (d = 0.15, 95% CI: 0.02 to 0.28), condom use (d = 0.44, 95% CI: 0.18 to 0.70), number of sex partners (d = −0.19, 95% CI: −0.37 to −0.001), and sexual health knowledge (d = 0.40, 95% CI: 0.10 to 0.70), compared with control conditions. Effects were consistent across a number of demographic and clinical characteristics, although culturally tailored interventions produced greater change in condom use than nontailored interventions.
LIMITATIONS:
There was variation across studies in measures of sexual behavior, and some elements of individual study quality were unclear.
CONCLUSIONS:
Sexual health interventions have a small but significant impact on improving safer sexual behavior among Latinx adolescents. Health educators should consider the importance of cultural tailoring to program success.
Publisher
American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)
Subject
Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health
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