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Rev Puertorriquena Psicol. 2017;28(2):372-385.

[ACCESS TO AN ONLINE EDUCATIONAL MODULE ON SEXUAL HEALTH FOR LATINO/A ADOLESCENTS].

Revista Puertorriquena de psicologia

[Article in Spanish]
Josely Bravo-González, Nayra Del C Rodríguez-Soto, Luis Arroyo Andújar, Elba Betancourt Díaz, Nelson Varas Díaz, Antonia Villarruel

Affiliations

  1. Universidad de Puerto Rico.
  2. Universidad del Este.
  3. Florida International University.
  4. University of Pennsylvania.

PMID: 30046383 PMCID: PMC6055233

Abstract

Project Cuídalos aimed to test the efficacy of a web-based intervention aiming to increase communication on sexual health topics between parents and adolescents in the Puerto Rican population. To achieve this goal, we implemented a longitudinal experimental design which examined whether the intervention would impact communication about sexuality between the participants (N=1,320). Parents completed a web-based interactive module in recruitment centers throughout Puerto Rico. Afterwards, parents could revisit the web-based workshop on their own. The process of accessing the workshop proved to be challenging. To explore why, we expanded our design and incorporated a qualitative component that included semi-structured telephone interviews to 23 randomly selected participants. After transcribing the interviews, we conducted a content analysis from which six thematic categories emerged: 1) perceived impact of the module in the parent-adolescent relationship, 2) communication between research team and parents, 3) platform to access the module, 4) assistance to complete the module, 5) remote access to the module, and 6) changes to the module for future implementations. Our findings will allow us to refine our intervention and offer recommendations to similar efforts using the Internet to increase their impact.

Keywords: Latinos; Web-based intervention; sexual health

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