Study Details

Citation

Rotheram-Borus, M.J., Lee, M., Leonard, N., Lin, Y.Y., Franzke, L., Turner, E., Lightfoot, M., Gwadz, M. (2003). Four-year behavioral outcomes of an intervention for parents living with HIV and their adolescent children. AIDS, 17, 1217-1225.

Rotheram-Borus, M.J., Lee, M., Lin, Y.Y., Lester, P. (2004). Six-year intervention outcomes for adolescent children of parents with the human immunodeficiency virus. Archives of Pedicatric Adolescent Medicine 158, 742-748.

Rotheram-Borus, M. J., Stein, J. A., Lester, P. (2006). Adolescent adjustment over six years in HIV-affected families. Journal of Adolescent Health, 39(2), 174-182.

May, S., Lester, P., Ilardi, M., Rotheram-Borus, M. J. (2006). Childbearing among daughters of parents with HIV. American Journal of Health Behavior, 30(1), 72-84.

Program or Component Study?
Program
Program or Component Name

Project TALC

Show Evidence of Effectiveness
Yes
Study Rating and Explanation
High —

Random assignment study that met all criteria for a high rating; findings show a positive, statistically significant impact for at least one behavioral outcome

Program Information

Program Type
Healthy relationship
Program Length
More than 20 sessions

Evaluation Setting

Evaluation Setting
After school

Study Sample

Average Age Group
14 to 17
Majority Racial/Ethnic Group
Hispanic or Latinx of any race
Gender
Youth of any gender

Research Design

Assignment Method
Cluster randomized controlled trial
Sample Size

413

Number of Follow-Ups

12

Length of Last Follow-Up

0

Year of Last Data Collection
1999

Study Findings

Result Number Partners
Indeterminate evidence
Result Pregnancy
Potentially favorable evidence
Reviewed Studies
High-Quality Randomized Trial
Protocol Version
Version 1.0
Details

The study evaluated the program using a cluster randomized controlled trial involving adolescents whose parents were living with HIV. The evaluation was conducted in community centers located in New York City. Families were randomly assigned to either a treatment group that received the Project TALC program or a control group that received only the standard services provided by the New York City Division of AIDS Services. The study collected data with surveys that were administered periodically over a 4-year period—every 3 months during the first 2 years of the study and every 6 months afterwards. The study found that four years after the program started, adolescents from families that were assigned to the treatment group were statistically significantly less likely to report being a teenage parent than adolescents from families that were assigned to the control group. The study found no statistically significant program impact on the number of sexual partners. The study also examined program impacts on measures of emotional distress, problem behaviors, self-esteem, and family life stressors. Findings for these outcomes were not considered for the review because they fell outside the scope of the review.