TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2019//
TI  - Effects of an interprofessional student-led sexual education program on self efficacy and attitudes about sexual violence in youths in juvenile detention
JO  - Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology
A1  - Shekar, Anjali
A1  - Gross, Abby
A1  - Luebbers, Ellen
A1  - Honsky, Jesse
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - STUDY OBJECTIVE: We aim to explore the impact of an interprofessional graduate student-led sexual education curriculum on (a) sexual self efficacy, (b) perceived importance of sexual consent, and (c) willingness to intervene against sexual violence in the high-risk population of detained youths. <br><br>DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS: Medical, nursing, social work and physician assistant students implemented a 3-session comprehensive sexual health curriculum for detained youth (n=253). INTERVENTIONS AND MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: The curriculum from Son et al. (2017) was adapted to include a more targeted curriculum on consent and safe relationships. Youth completed pre- and post-intervention assessments that evaluated their sexual self efficacy and violence-related beliefs and behaviors. <br><br>RESULTS: Detained youths completing the curriculum showed statistically significant increases in the sexual self efficacy (p<0.001), view of the importance of consent (p<0.001), and willingness to intervene (p=0.0027). The subset of males and adolescents ages 17-19 achieved statistical significant improvement in each category, however, none was seen in adolescents ages 12-14. Females showed statistically significant improvement in sexual self efficacy scores only. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: The curriculum addressing topics of consent and sexual violence was effective in improving detained youths' belief in their ability to safely navigate a sexual encounter and their attitudes toward sexual assault. Additional research on gender and age specific programming and the long term impact on sexual health risk behaviors is needed.<br><br>Copyright © 2019. Published by Elsevier Inc.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1083-3188
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jpag.2019.12.005
ID  - ref1
ER  -