Arthur H Owora, Rebecca F Houghton, John L Ferrand, Erik Parker, Pamela Anderson, Karin Coyle, Stephanie Guinosso, Eric R Walsh-Buhi
PURPOSE: To examine the impact of About Us, an innovative healthy relationships intervention that promotes positive adolescent romantic relationships and the use of effective contraceptives, on improving behavior, attitudes, and intentions related to sexual intercourse, relationship communication, and conflict resolution at 3- and 9-month follow-up, compared to services as usual. METHODS: This was a multi-site, two-group, parallel, randomized-controlled trial with an intervention/comparison allocation ratio of 3:2 conducted at seven high schools in California between February 2018 and May 2021...
May 9, 2024: Journal of Adolescent Health