An Evaluation of Pono Choices: A Culturally Responsive Teen Pregnancy and STI Prevention Program

NCT ID: NCT02612324

Last Updated: 2020-11-04

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

1783 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2012-01-31

Study Completion Date

2015-09-30

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is to determine the impact Pono Choices has among youth for teen pregnancy and STI prevention measures such as: initiation of sexual activity; engagement in high risk sexual behaviors; knowledge of pregnancy and STI prevention; attitudes toward healthy sexual behaviors; skills in managing relationships and choices; and intentions about future sexual activity.

Detailed Description

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The study used a cluster randomized controlled design to evaluate the impact of Pono Choices. Thirty-six middle schools in Hawaii were randomly assigned to participate as either a treatment or control school. Treatment school teachers were trained to deliver Pono Choices. Control school teachers did not receive training and chose their own middle school sexual health education curricula.

Over 1,700 7th and 8th grade students in 34 Hawaii schools enrolled into the study. As part of the study, students were invited to participate in baseline and follow-up surveys. The student survey responses were used to determine the impact Pono Choices has on teen pregnancy and STI prevention measures.

Conditions

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Teen Pregnancy Sexually Transmitted Infections

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Pono Choices

Pono Choices: A Culturally Responsive Teen Pregnancy and STI Prevention Program for Middle School Youth in Hawaii. The program includes 9.5 hours of scripted lessons or modules.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Pono Choices

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Medically accurate teen pregnancy and STI prevention education delivered through a place-based framework integrating Hawaiian cultural activities that draw upon both historical and local references.

Business as Usual

Middle school sexual health content or programs chosen by control group schools.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Business as Usual

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Teen pregnancy and STI prevention education left to the discretion of the school.

Interventions

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Pono Choices

Medically accurate teen pregnancy and STI prevention education delivered through a place-based framework integrating Hawaiian cultural activities that draw upon both historical and local references.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Business as Usual

Teen pregnancy and STI prevention education left to the discretion of the school.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Cluster level: Schools with grades 7 and 8 in Hawaii
* Person level: Students with parent consent and who read and understand English

Exclusion Criteria

* Cluster level: Public middle schools which included grade 6
* Person level: Students who did not provide written assent
Minimum Eligible Age

10 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

13 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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IMPAQ International, LLC.

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role collaborator

University of Hawaii

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Kelly D Roberts, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University of Hawaii at Manoa

References

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Manaseri H, Uehara D, Roberts K. Making Pono Choices: a collaborative approach to developing a culturally responsive teen pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections prevention curriculum in Hawai'i. Matern Child Health J. 2014 Dec;18(10):2332-40. doi: 10.1007/s10995-013-1395-6.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 24293268 (View on PubMed)

Manaseri, H, Roberts, K, Stofocik, K, Manuel, N, Uehara, D (2014). Culture as a Protective Factor: The Use of Storytelling in a Teen Pregnancy and STI Prevention Curriculum. Health Care Current Reviews, 2(3). doi:dx.doi.org/10.4172/hccr.1000127

Reference Type BACKGROUND

Abe Y, Barker LT, Chan V, Eucogco J. Culturally Responsive Adolescent Pregnancy and Sexually Transmitted Infection Prevention Program for Middle School Students in Hawai'i. Am J Public Health. 2016 Sep;106(S1):S110-S116. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2016.303395.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 27689477 (View on PubMed)

Manaseri H, Roberts KD, Barker LT, Tom T. Pono Choices: Lessons for School Leaders From the Evaluation of a Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program. J Sch Health. 2019 Apr;89(4):246-256. doi: 10.1111/josh.12733. Epub 2019 Feb 11.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 30740698 (View on PubMed)

Related Links

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Other Identifiers

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TP2AH000017

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id