A South African Pilot Worksite Parenting Program to Prevent HIV Among Adolescents

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

132 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2011-09-30

Study Completion Date

2012-04-30

Brief Summary

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The investigators hypothesize that participants in the worksite parenting program intervention will show significantly better parent-child communication than will participants in the no-treatment (wait-list) control group.

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Detailed Description

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In South Africa, \>5 million people, including many adolescents, are living with HIV. Prevalence is increasing throughout South Africa, most precipitously in the Western Cape, the site of our proposed study. The investigators propose to pilot test a multisession worksite-based program to help parents learn how to take an active role in rearing sexually healthy youth. Our specific aims are to: (1) Culturally adapt our US-developed worksite-based program for parents of adolescents to the South African context; (2) Examine whether a worksite-based program for parents of adolescents in South Africa improves the parent-child relationship, including general parent-child communication and communication about sexual health and HIV risk-reduction, as perceived by parents and adolescents; (3) Explore program effects on parents' HIV testing and sexual behaviors; and (4) Explore program effects on theoretically important psychosocial mediators of behavior change (e.g., greater self-efficacy for refusing sex and using condoms, and more perceived disadvantages of unprotected sex). The proposed research is a unique opportunity to adapt and pilot test an innovative HIV prevention intervention that promotes the health of families in a culturally acceptable and sustainable setting.

The research is being conducted in three phases. In Phase 1, the investigators conducted formative qualitative interviews with South African community members who work with adolescents and parents, who work on HIV prevention, and who hold relevant positions at worksites. The investigators used this information from key community members to culturally adapt the program. In Phase 2, the investigators are conducting a process evaluation of one intervention group of 15 parents using qualitative debriefing interviews and quantitative data. In Phase 3, the current phase, the investigators aim to conduct a pilot intervention to refine the program even further and test the evaluation methods with 60 Xhosa and Afrikaans-speaking parents and their 11-15-year-old adolescents (who will participate in the evaluation but not the program). Their outcomes will be compared to a wait-list control group of 60 Xhosa and Afrikaans-speaking parents and their 11-15-year-old adolescents.

Conditions

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Parent-Child Relations

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

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Study Groups

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Wait-list control

Participants in the wait-list control group will not receive the intervention until after the 3-month follow-up assessment.

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Let's Talk Worskite Parenting Program

The Let's Talk Worksite Parenting Program is designed for Xhosa-speaking and Afrikaans speaking parents (separate sessions) with 11- to 15-year-old children. The 5-session program meets weekly for 2 hours. The program will include instruction on parenting skills and will cover topics relevant to promoting adolescent sexual health, such as; parental involvement; adolescent sexual behavior; HIV; violence; and alcohol/substance use. Parent participants will receive weekly exercises to help them practice their new skills at home with their child.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Let's Talk Worksite Parenting Program

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

The Let's Talk Worksite Parenting Program is designed for Xhosa-speaking and Afrikaans speaking parents (separate sessions) with 11- to 15-year-old children. The 5-session program meets weekly for 2 hours. The program will include instruction on parenting skills and will cover topics relevant to promoting adolescent sexual health, such as; parental involvement; adolescent sexual behavior; HIV; violence; and alcohol/substance use. Parent participants will receive weekly exercises to help them practice their new skills at home with their child.

Interventions

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Let's Talk Worksite Parenting Program

The Let's Talk Worksite Parenting Program is designed for Xhosa-speaking and Afrikaans speaking parents (separate sessions) with 11- to 15-year-old children. The 5-session program meets weekly for 2 hours. The program will include instruction on parenting skills and will cover topics relevant to promoting adolescent sexual health, such as; parental involvement; adolescent sexual behavior; HIV; violence; and alcohol/substance use. Parent participants will receive weekly exercises to help them practice their new skills at home with their child.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Parents: Work for City of Cape Town; Are Xhosa-speaking or Afrikaans-speaking; Have a child between the ages of 11-15 (self report); Spend at least 3 days/week with their adolescents
* Children: Eligible if they are between the ages of 11-15 (self report) and have a parent or legal guardian who works in the City of Cape Town who is enrolled in the program.

Minimum Eligible Age

11 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes