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Kelsey M, Layzer C, Layzer J, et al. Replicating ¡Cuídate!: 6-Month Impact Findings of a Randomized Controlled Trial. Am J Public Health. 2016;106:S70-S77doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2016.303371.
Kelsey, M., Layzer, C., Layzer, J., Price, C., Juras, R., Blocklin, M., & Mendez, J. (2016). Replicating ¡Cuídate!: 6-Month Impact Findings of a Randomized Controlled Trial. American journal of public health, 106S70-S77. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2016.303371
Kelsey, Meredith, et al. "Replicating ¡Cuídate!: 6-Month Impact Findings of a Randomized Controlled Trial." American journal of public health vol. 106 (2016): S70-S77. doi: https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2016.303371
Kelsey M, Layzer C, Layzer J, Price C, Juras R, Blocklin M, Mendez J. Replicating ¡Cuídate!: 6-Month Impact Findings of a Randomized Controlled Trial. Am J Public Health. 2016 Sep;106:S70-S77. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2016.303371. PMID: 27689498; PMCID: PMC5049472.
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Am J Public Health. 2016 Sep;106:S70-S77. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2016.303371.

Replicating ¡Cuídate!: 6-Month Impact Findings of a Randomized Controlled Trial.

American journal of public health

Meredith Kelsey, Carolyn Layzer, Jean Layzer, Cristofer Price, Randall Juras, Michelle Blocklin, Jacqueline Mendez

Affiliations

  1. Meredith Kelsey, Carolyn Layzer, Cristofer Price, Randall Juras, Michelle Blocklin and Jacqueline Mendez are with Abt Associates, Inc., Cambridge, MA. Jean Layzer is with Belmont Research Associates, Belmont, MA.

PMID: 27689498 PMCID: PMC5049472 DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2016.303371

Abstract

OBJECTIVES: To test whether ¡Cuídate!, a program culturally adapted for Hispanic youths, affects sexual risk behavior.

METHODS: We evaluated 3 replications of ¡Cuídate! in California, Arizona, and Massachusetts in a randomized controlled trial (registry no. NCT02540304) in which 2169 primarily Hispanic participants were randomly assigned to an intervention (n = 1326) or a control (n = 870) group. Youths were surveyed at baseline (September 2012-April 2014) and 6 months postbaseline (March 2013-October 2014). We estimated pooled and subgroup impacts using a regression framework with baseline covariates to increase statistical precision (1216 youths analyzed in the treatment group, 806 analyzed in the control group).

RESULTS: We found no impacts on the study's primary outcomes of recent sexual activity or recent unprotected sexual activity. However, ¡Cuídate! improved knowledge (10%-20% increase; P < .001), attitudes (effect size = .24; P < .001), and skills (effect size = .14; P = .002). Exploratory subgroup analyses suggest potentially problematic effects for some groups.

CONCLUSIONS: Findings suggest that ¡Cuídate! was effective in improving youths' knowledge and attitudes. However, after 6 months, these changes did not translate to improvements in reported sexual risk behaviors.

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