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The University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA.
Prev Sci. 2023 Dec;24(Suppl 2):251-261. doi: 10.1007/s11121-023-01526-0. Epub 2023 Jun 23.
Many sexual health programs transitioned to virtual implementation during the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite its devastation, the pandemic provided an opportunity to learn about virtual compared to in-person implementation of a sexual health promotion program-El Camino. This study assessed differences in program attendance, engagement, quality, and student ratings for virtual versus in-person implementation of El Camino as part of a rigorous evaluation in high schools with high Latino populations in Maryland. Drawing on positive youth development practices, El Camino helps participants identify personal goals and learn about sexual reproductive health and healthy relationships. This mixed-methods study incorporates data from performance measures, baseline and post-intervention participant surveys, observations, monthly implementation reports, and debriefs with facilitators to describe and compare virtual and in-person program implementation. At baseline, participants were an average of 16.2 years old; between 8 and 12 grade; 61% female; 79% Hispanic, Latino, or of Spanish origin; and 54% spoke mostly Spanish at home. Recruitment and retention of students outside of school classes were challenging for both forms of implementation. However, attendance was higher during in-person implementation and in schools where the organization implementing El Camino had a strong presence before the pandemic. Findings indicate high fidelity, excellent quality ratings, and positive student perceptions of the program and facilitators in both the virtual and in-person cohorts, which suggest that both forms of implementation were comparable and furthermore highlight the strength of the virtual adaptation of the El Camino program.
许多性健康项目在 COVID-19 大流行期间转向虚拟实施。尽管疫情造成了破坏,但它提供了一个机会,可以了解与亲自实施性健康促进项目“El Camino”相比的虚拟实施。本研究评估了作为马里兰州高拉丁裔人口高中严格评估的一部分,将“El Camino”虚拟实施与亲自实施相比,在项目出勤率、参与度、质量和学生评价方面的差异。借鉴积极的青年发展实践,“El Camino”帮助参与者确定个人目标,并了解性生殖健康和健康的人际关系。这项混合方法研究结合了绩效衡量、基线和干预后参与者调查、观察、每月实施报告以及与促进者的汇报的数据,以描述和比较虚拟和亲自实施项目。在基线时,参与者的平均年龄为 16.2 岁;8 到 12 年级;61%为女性;79%为西班牙裔、拉丁裔或西班牙语裔;54%在家主要讲西班牙语。无论是亲自实施还是在疫情前组织实施“El Camino”的学校,招募和留住校外学生都具有挑战性。然而,在亲自实施和在疫情前组织实施“El Camino”的学校中,出勤率更高。研究结果表明,在虚拟和亲自参与的群体中,方案的保真度高、质量评价优秀,以及学生对方案和促进者的积极看法,这表明两种实施形式都具有可比性,进一步强调了“El Camino”方案虚拟改编的优势。
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