Evaluation of Manhood 2.0: A Community-Based Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program for Young Men

NCT ID: NCT04962802

Last Updated: 2021-07-27

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

110 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2017-11-01

Study Completion Date

2018-07-31

Brief Summary

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Manhood 2.0 is a male-only group-level intervention, delivered over 13 hours, based on social cognitive theory, social norm theory, theory of gender and power, and the theory of reasoned action. The intervention is a gender-transformative program that promotes critical reflection and awareness on reproductive health, healthy relationships, gender norms and stereotypes that drive reproductive health behavior, and explicit and proactive support of female partner contraceptive use. Activities include group discussion, role playing, knowledge sharing, and skill-building; their purpose is to challenge young men to think critically about social expectations and restrictive norms, engage in dialogue about these gender norms, and then assess the way rigid norms affect their attitudes and behaviors toward a number of key issues, including intimate relationships, gender-based violence, substance abuse, sexually transmitted infections, and early pregnancy. Young men receive the intervention at a local community center or high school. Comparison condition young men receive a post-high school readiness program that does not discuss gender norms or sexual and reproductive health. The study was conducted with six cohorts of eligible young men ages 15-18 who received a baseline, immediate post-intervention, and three-month post-intervention survey. To participate in the study, individuals had to meet all the following criteria: (1) Identify as male; (2) Ages 15 to 18; (3) Not actively planning a pregnancy with someone; (4) Never participated in the community center's sexual and reproductive health program; (5) Received no additional sexual or reproductive health programming in the last three months; (6) Able to participate in a program delivered in English only.

The investigators hypothesized that Manhood 2.0 participants would have lower rates of unprotected sex and more equitable attitudes towards gender than comparison participants.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Sexual Behavior Unprotected Sex

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Manhood 2.0

Manhood 2.0 is a group-level intervention, delivered in 7 sessions over 13 hours, and is based on social cognitive theory, social norm theory, theory of gender and power, and the theory of reasoned action. Sessions were delivered twice a week, for approximately 3.5 weeks. For the final session, participants received one hour of content and were administered the immediate post-intervention survey. The intervention takes a holistic, gender-transformative approach, includes reproductive health knowledge, healthy relationships, altering gender norms and stereotypes which drive reproductive health behavior, and explicit and proactive support of female partner contraceptive use. Activities are designed to engage young men in critical reflection and dialogue about gender norms, and then apply these discussions to a range of key issues including intimate relationships, gender-based violence, substance abuse, STIs, and early pregnancy.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Manhood 2.0

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Manhood 2.0 engages young men in questioning, challenging, and transforming harmful gender norms, with the goal of reducing intimate partner and sexual violence and unintended teen pregnancy. Manhood 2.0 is a male-only group-level intervention, based on social cognitive theory, social norm theory, theory of gender and power, and the theory of reasoned action. Activities include group discussion, role playing, knowledge sharing, and skill-building; their purpose is to challenge young men to think critically about social expectations and restrictive norms, engage in dialogue about these gender norms, and then assess the way rigid norms affect their attitudes and behaviors toward key issues, including intimate relationships, gender-based violence, substance abuse, sexually transmitted infections, and early pregnancy. Sessions are two hours long and occur once a week for seven weeks.

Post-High School Readiness

The Post-High School Readiness Program helped youth build skills around identifying colleges or programs of interest, completing applications for programs, writing resumes and increasing financial literacy. The post-high school readiness curriculum was delivered by LAYC staff members and the content was delivered twice a week, for approximately 3.5 weeks (as with the intervention). For the final session, participants did not receive content and were administered the immediate post-intervention survey.

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Post-High School Readiness

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Post-High School Readiness program helps young men prepare for life after high school. This includes helping them prepare resumes, learning how to apply to jobs or colleges, providing interview prep, and other life skills. It is a male-only group-level program that includes discussion, feedback, knowledge sharing, and skill-building; their purpose is to prepare young men for life after high school. Sessions are two hours long and occur once a week for seven weeks.

Interventions

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Manhood 2.0

Manhood 2.0 engages young men in questioning, challenging, and transforming harmful gender norms, with the goal of reducing intimate partner and sexual violence and unintended teen pregnancy. Manhood 2.0 is a male-only group-level intervention, based on social cognitive theory, social norm theory, theory of gender and power, and the theory of reasoned action. Activities include group discussion, role playing, knowledge sharing, and skill-building; their purpose is to challenge young men to think critically about social expectations and restrictive norms, engage in dialogue about these gender norms, and then assess the way rigid norms affect their attitudes and behaviors toward key issues, including intimate relationships, gender-based violence, substance abuse, sexually transmitted infections, and early pregnancy. Sessions are two hours long and occur once a week for seven weeks.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Post-High School Readiness

Post-High School Readiness program helps young men prepare for life after high school. This includes helping them prepare resumes, learning how to apply to jobs or colleges, providing interview prep, and other life skills. It is a male-only group-level program that includes discussion, feedback, knowledge sharing, and skill-building; their purpose is to prepare young men for life after high school. Sessions are two hours long and occur once a week for seven weeks.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Male
* Ages 15-18
* Able to participate in a program delivered only in English

Exclusion Criteria

* Actively planning a pregnancy with someone
* Received sexual and reproductive health programming in the last 3 months
* Ever participated in the intervention site's sexual and reproductive health program
Minimum Eligible Age

15 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

MALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Promundo, United States

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Latin American Youth Center

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role collaborator

Child Trends

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Jennifer Manlove

Senior Program Area Director

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Jennifer Manlove, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Child Trends

Locations

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Latin American Youth Center

Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

Other Identifiers

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5U01DP006129

Identifier Type: NIH

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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