Big Decisions - an Evaluation of a Comprehensive Sexual Health Curriculum Pilot in Ecuador During 2019

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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The purpose of this study is to assess the efficacy of the Big Decisions Adolescent sexual and reproductive health (ASRH) Curriculum via a pilot program with an educational experimental trial design.

Official Title
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Observational Studies About Implementing a Sexual Health Curriculum in Adolescents ( Big Decisions) of the Canton Riobamba, Chimborazo - Ecuador

Conditions
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Adolescent Sexual Behavior

Intervention / Treatment
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* Other: Pilot Group


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: Student at the Liceo Policial High School in Riobamba, Ecuador(Pilot Site) Student at COMIL High school in Riobamba(Control Site) Student of 9th or 10th grade. Exclusion Criteria: Not a current student at the Liceo Policial High School in Riobamba, Ecuador(Pilot Site) Not a current student at COMIL high school in Riobamba.(Control Site) Not a student of 9th or 10th grade.

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 12 Years
Maximum Age: 17 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Design Details

Primary Purpose: Prevention
Allocation: Non-Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)


Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Experimental: Pilot Group<br> | Other: Pilot Group<br>* 12 Weeks, 1-1 Hour Session Per Week for 10 Total Curriculum Sessions,including 1 Week of Orientation and 1 Week of Debriefing/Program Graduation.<br>|
| No Intervention: Control Group<br> | |

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Qualitative perceptions surrounding self-efficacy as assessed by the General Self-Efficacy Scale. |  | Baseline | 
| Qualitative perceptions surrounding self-efficacy as assessed by the General Self-Efficacy Scale. |  | week 12 | 
| Qualitative perceptions surrounding gender as assessed by the Gender Equitable Men (GEM) Scale. |  | Baseline | 
| Qualitative perceptions surrounding gender as assessed by the Gender Equitable Men (GEM) Scale. |  | week 12 | 
| Qualitative perceptions surrounding gender as assessed by the Attitudes Toward Women Scale (AWSA) Scale. |  | Baseline | 
| Qualitative perceptions surrounding gender as assessed by the Attitudes Toward Women Scale (AWSA) Scale. |  | week 12 | 
| Qualitative perceptions surrounding relational norms as assessed by the Sexual Relationship Power Scale (SRPS) |  | Baseline | 
| Qualitative perceptions surrounding relational norms as assessed by the Sexual Relationship Power Scale (SRPS). |  | week 12 | 
| Qualitative perceptions surrounding reproductive health knowledge as assessed by the Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices (Sexual) (KAPS) survey. |  | Baseline | 
| Qualitative perceptions surrounding reproductive health knowledge as assessed by the Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices (Sexual) (KAPS) survey. |  | week 12 | 
| Qualitative perceptions surrounding risk behaviors surrounding reproductive health as assessed by the Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS) survey. |  | Baseline | 
| Qualitative perceptions surrounding risk behaviors surrounding reproductive health as assessed by the Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS) survey. |  | week 12 | 
| Percentage of Surveys with 100% Completion of All Questions. | To calculate this percentage, the number of surveys with 100% completion of all questions will be divided by the number of surveys administered. | Baseline | 
| Percentage of Surveys with 100% Completion of All Questions. | To calculate this percentage, the number of surveys with 100% completion of all questions will be divided by the number of surveys administered. | week 12 | 
| Percentage of Surveys with 100% Completion of All Questions. | To calculate this percentage, the number of surveys with 100% completion of all questions will be divided by the number of surveys administered. | week 16 | 
| Percentage of Surveys with 100% Completion of All Questions. | To calculate this percentage, the number of surveys with 100% completion of all questions will be divided by the number of surveys administered. | week 24 | 
| Number of students who abstain from participating in surveys |  | week 12 | 
| Number of students who abstain from participating in surveys |  | week 16 | 
| Number of students who abstain from participating in surveys |  | week 24 | 
| Number of students who participate in surveys |  | week 12 | 
| Number of students who participate in surveys |  | week 16 | 
| Number of students who participate in surveys |  | week 24 | 

 Terms related to the study
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Keywords Provided by Centre Hospitalier Valida
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Adolescence, reproductive health