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333159
Evaluation of Becoming a Responsible Teen (BART): Findings from a randomized controlled trial


Tuesday, November 3, 2015 : 11:15 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

Eric Jenner, Ph.D., The Policy & Research Group, New Orleans, LA
Sarah Walsh, Ph.D., The Policy & Research Group, New Orleans, LA
Hilary Demby, MPH, The Policy & Research Group, New Orleans, LA
Alethia Gregory, LMSW, The Policy & Research Group, New Orleans, LA
Erin Davis, BS, The Policy & Research Group, New Orleans, LA
Lynne W. Jenner, MA, The Policy & Research Group, New Orleans, LA
Marsha Broussard, DrPH, School Health Connection, Louisiana Public Health Institute, New Orleans, LA
Jennifer Dickherber, MSW, MPH, Health Systems, Louisiana Public Health Institute, New Orleans, LA
Audio (mp3) recording Recorded Presentation (mp4)
Implementation of high quality, rigorous studies in the field of adolescent health are essential to build the evidence-base about what works and does not work in preventing teen pregnancy. This presentation will discuss results from a randomized controlled trial conducted to determine the impact of the offer to participate in the Becoming a Responsible Teen (BART) intervention relative to a control intervention on study participants’ reported consistent use of condoms and frequency of sex six months after the end of the intervention. BART is an out-of-school group-level cognitive behavioral education and skills training sexual education program designed to reduce HIV risk among African American adolescents’ ages 14 to 18. Data were collected via self-administered questionnaires at baseline (before the first program session attended), immediate post-program follow-up, and 6-month post-program follow-up. The study took place in New Orleans, Louisiana as an educational component of a six-week, city-funded summer employment program; 850 youth were recruited and enrolled during three consecutive summers (2012 to 2014). Over 80% of participants were retained in the analytic sample at six-month follow-up. The presentation will report on the estimated intervention effects on key behavioral outcomes and theoretical antecedents to behavior change.

Learning Areas:

Conduct evaluation related to programs, research, and other areas of practice
Planning of health education strategies, interventions, and programs
Social and behavioral sciences

Learning Objectives:
Assess the impact of Becoming a Responsible Teen intervention as compared to the control condition on study participants’ reported consistent use of condoms and frequency of sex six months after the end of the intervention.

Keyword(s): Teen Pregnancy, Research

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I have a PhD in Sociology and have been conducting research and evaluation in the areas of health and behavioral health for five years. I am a senior research analyst for a number of ongoing RCTs and quasi-experimental studies and have published research in peer-reviewed journals on health and education evaluations.
Any relevant financial relationships? No

I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.

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