Families matter! Presexual risk prevention intervention

Am J Public Health. 2013 Nov;103(11):e16-20. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2013.301417. Epub 2013 Sep 12.

Abstract

Parent-based HIV prevention programming may play an important role in reaching youths early to help establish lifelong patterns of safe and healthy sexual behaviors. Families Matter! is a 5-session, evidence-based behavioral intervention designed for primary caregivers of children aged 9 to 12 years to promote positive parenting and effective parent-child communication about sexuality and sexual risk reduction. The program's 5-step capacity-building model was implemented with local government, community, and faith-based partners in 8 sub-Saharan African countries with good intervention fidelity and high levels of participant retention. Families Matter! may be useful in other resource-constrained settings.

Publication types

  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Africa South of the Sahara
  • Capacity Building
  • Child
  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy / methods*
  • Family Health
  • HIV Infections / prevention & control*
  • Health Promotion / methods*
  • Humans
  • Models, Organizational
  • Parent-Child Relations
  • Parenting*
  • Program Evaluation
  • Risk Reduction Behavior*
  • Sexual Behavior*