10/21/2015 REAL TALK PROGRAM COLLABORATIVE PROGRAM PARTNERS

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1 SEXUAL HEALTH INTENTIONS: ADOLESCENTS INTENDING ABSTINENCE THROUGH HIGH SCHOOL AND UNTIL MARRIAGE Kelly L. Wilson, PhD, MCHES David C. Wiley, PhD, MCHES Jovanni Reyes, MS, CHES Leigh Szucs, MEd, CHES Jennifer Farmer, MS, CHES REAL TALK PROGRAM Austin, Texas Austin I Approximately 85,000 students (~60% Hispanic) 128 schools In 4 high schools, serving 550+ students annually Reducing the Risk In 3 middle schools, serving 600+ students annually Its Your Game Keep It Real COLLABORATIVE PROGRAM PARTNERS LifeWorks (Lead Agency) Implementation of Its Your Game Keep It Real with middle school participants Planned Parenthood of Greater Texas Implementation of Reducing the Risk with high school participants Austin Independent School District Tracy Spinner, MEd, Administrative Supervisor, Department of Comprehensive Health Services Local Evaluators: Kelly Wilson and David Wiley Abt Associates Federal Evaluation: Reducing the Risk component 1

2 OBJECTIVES Identify sexual health intention differences between middle school students that intend to be abstinent through high school and until marriage. Gender differences Hispanic/Non-Hispanic differences Discuss implications of these findings and efforts to promote adolescents negotiating safer sexual behaviors, especially those most at risk to be impacted by unplanned pregnancies. PARTICIPANTS & PROCEDURES Middle School 7 th Grade Fully completed IYG Immediate Post Test Electronic Survey (Qualtrics) N=660 Males 41%; Females 59% Hispanic 80%; Non-Hispanic 20% METHODS Descriptive s Standard Deviations Chi Square p-values are reported 2

3 RESULTS (IMMEDIATE POST) Do you intend to have sexual intercourse in the next year, if you have a chance. next year, do you intend to use a condom? next year, do you intend to use an effective method of birth control? abstinent (that is, have sexual intercourse) from now until the end of high school? abstinent (that is, have sexual intercourse) from now until marriage? 2.61% 8.28% 23.62% 65.49% % 10.74% 2.91% 5.83% % 19.72% 7.61% 9.01% % 23.96% 15.46% 17.31% % 25.81% 25.50% 14.59% Do you intend to have sexual intercourse in the next year, if you have a chance? If you have sexual intercourse in the next year, do you intend to use a condom? 2.61% 8.28% 23.62% 65.49% 652 Males 4.07% 16.30% 29.63% 50.00% 270 Females 1.57% 2.62% 19.37% 76.44% % 10.74% 2.91% 5.83% 652 Males 72.22% 16.67% 5.56% 5.56% 270 Females 86.39% 6.54% 1.05% 6.02% next year, do you intend to use an effective method of birth control? abstinent (that is, have sexual intercourse) from now until the end of high school? 63.66% 19.72% 7.61% 9.01% 644 Males 57.14% 22.56% 9.77% 10.53% 266 Females 68.25% 17.72% 6.08% 7.94% % 23.96% 15.46% 17.31% 647 Males 34.21% 27.82% 19.17% 18.80% 266 Females 49.61% 21.26% 12.86% 16.27%

4 abstinent (that is, have sexual intercourse) from now until marriage? 34.10% 25.81% 25.50% 14.59% 651 Males 25.65% 27.14% 26.77% 20.45% 269 Females 40.05% 24.87% 24.61% 10.47% RESULTS (HISPANIC/GENDER DIFFERENCES) Chi Square DF p-value Do you intend to have sexual intercourse in the next year, if you have a chance? Male/Female * Hispanic/Non-Hispanic Hispanic Female Hispanic Male * next year, do you intend to use a condom? Male/Female * Hispanic/Non-Hispanic Hispanic Female Hispanic Male next year, do you intend to use an effective method of birth control? Male/Female * Hispanic/Non-Hispanic Hispanic Female Hispanic Male RESULTS (HISPANIC/GENDER DIFFERENCES) Chi Square DF p-value abstinent (that is, have sexual intercourse) from now until the end of high school? Male/Female * Hispanic/Non-Hispanic Hispanic Female Hispanic Male abstinent (that is, have sexual intercourse) from now until marriage? Male/Female * Hispanic/Non-Hispanic Hispanic Female Hispanic Male

5 FINDINGS SUMMARY Non Significant Findings Hispanic-Non Hispanic (overall) Significant Differences Gender (overall) Hispanic Male (Intention to have sexual intercourse in next year) PROGRAM RECOMMENDATIONS As programming is considered for this population Interventions that address Male and Female Differences Tailored interventions for Hispanic Males The project described was supported by Grant Number 1 TP1AH from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Adolescent Health. Its contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and do necessarily represent the official views of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Adolescent Health. 5