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• TITLE: Improving Parent-Child Communication around Reproductive Health for Latino Teen Pregnancy Prevention

  AUTHORS: Caroline Leeds, Kaia Gallagher, Tara Wass, Amber Leytem, Judith C. Shlay

  KEYWORDS: Sex Education, Program Evaluation, Parent-Child Communication

  JOURNAL NAME: Creative Education, Vol.5 No.15, August 28, 2014

  ABSTRACT: As parent-child communication has been shown to be an effective strategy for impacting adolescent sexual activity, we evaluated the effect of implementing a parent-child connectedness curriculum with parents and youth in a predominantly Latino population with high rates of teen pregnancy. We modified two evidence-based and promising parent education curricula into five two-hour workshop sessions covering reproductive health, parenting style, adolescent development, positive reinforcement, and active listening to promote emotional support. We surveyed parents (N= 65) prior to and after the program and three and six months post-programming to determine how self-reported behaviors changed. Among the 65 parents enrolled, most were female, 76.9%; Hispanic, 95.4%; married, 70.8%; and had less than a high school education, 60.3%. Post-programming, parents reported significant and sustained improvements in ability to communicate with their youth regarding reproductive health, pppp p