Study Details

Citation

Flay, B. R., Graumlich, S., Segawa, E., Burns, J. L., Holliday, M. Y. (2004). Effects of 2 prevention programs on high-risk behaviors among African American youth: A randomized trial. Archives of Pediatrics Adolescent Medicine, 158(4), 377-384.

Program or Component Study?
Program
Program or Component Name

Aban Aya Youth Project

Show Evidence of Effectiveness
Yes
Study Rating and Explanation
Moderate —

Random assignment study that added sample members after the intervention started; findings show a positive, statistically significant impact for at least one behavioral outcome

Program Information

Program Type
Sexual health education
Program Length
More than 20 sessions

Evaluation Setting

Evaluation Setting
In school: Middle school

Study Sample

Average Age Group
13 or younger
Majority Racial/Ethnic Group
African American or Black
Sex
Male and female youth

Research Design

Assignment Method
Cluster randomized controlled trial
Sample Size

1153

Number of Follow-Ups

4

Length of Last Follow-Up

0

Year of Last Data Collection
1998

Study Findings

Result Sexual Activity
Potentially favorable evidence
Reviewed Studies
Moderate-Quality Randomized Trial
Protocol Version
Version 1.0
Details

"The program was evaluated in a cluster randomized controlled trial involving 12 high-risk metropolitan schools in Chicago, IL. Each of the 12 schools in the study was randomly assigned to one of three groups: (1) a group that implemented the Aban Aya social development curriculum (SDC), (2) a group that implemented the Aban Aya social development curriculum plus a school and community intervention (SCI), and (3) a control group that implemented a general health curriculum focused on nutrition, physical activity, and general health care.

The study found that at the time the program ended in the spring of eighth grade, boys participating in the SCI group were significantly less likely to report having had recent sexual intercourse. The study found no statistically significant program impacts on sexual intercourse for boys participating in the SDC group or for girls participating in either group.

The study also examined program impacts on measures of condom use. Findings for condom use were not considered for this review because they did not meet the review evidence standards. Specifically, findings were reported only for subgroups of youth defined by sexual activity at follow-up. In addition, the study examined program impacts on measures of violence, provoking behaviors, school delinquency, and substance use. Findings for these outcomes were not considered for the review because they fell outside the scope of the review.

Effect Sizes
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NA = Not available. This means the authors did not report the information in the manuscripts associated with the studies we reviewed.

a This information was not available whenever authors did not report information for the treatment and comparison groups separately on outcome means, standard deviations, and/or sample sizes.

b Authors reported that the program effect (impact) estimate is statistically significant with a p-value of less than 0.05 based on a two-tailed test.

c For some outcomes, having less of that outcome is favorable. In those cases, an effect with a negative sign is favorable to the treatment group (that is, the treatment group had a more favorable outcome than the comparison group, on average).

d An effect shows credibly estimated, statistically significant evidence whenever it has a p-value of less than 0.05 based on a two-tailed test, includes the appropriate adjustment for clustering (if applicable), and it is not based on an endogenous subgroup.

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