@article{ref1,
title="Parent-centered prevention of risky behaviors among Hispanic youths in Florida",
journal="American journal of public health",
year="2017",
author="Estrada, Yannine and Lee, Tae Kyoung and Huang, Shi and Tapia, Maria I. and Velazquez, Maria-Rosa and Martinez, Marcos J. and Pantin, Hilda and Ocasio, Manuel A. and Vidot, Denise C. and Molleda, Lourdes and Villamar, Juan and Stepanenko, Bryan A. and Brown, C. Hendricks and Prado, Guillermo",
volume="107",
number="4",
pages="607-613",
abstract="OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the effectiveness of an evidence-based, parent-centered intervention, Familias Unidas, delivered by nonresearch personnel, in preventing substance use (alcohol, illicit drugs) and sex without a condom among Hispanic adolescents. <br><br>METHODS: A randomized controlled trial (n = 746) evaluated the effectiveness of Familias Unidas among Hispanic eighth graders (age range = 12-16 years), relative to prevention as usual, within a public school system. School personnel, including social workers and mental health counselors, were trained to deliver the evidence-based intervention. Participant recruitment, intervention delivery, and follow-up ran from September 2010 through June 2014 in Miami-Dade County, Florida. <br><br>RESULTS: Familias Unidas was effective in preventing drug use from increasing and prevented greater increases in sex without a condom 30 months after baseline, relative to prevention as usual. Familias Unidas also had a positive impact on family functioning and parental monitoring of peers at 6 months after baseline. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: This study demonstrated the effectiveness of a parent-centered preventive intervention program in preventing risky behaviors among Hispanic youths. <br><br>FINDINGS highlight the feasibility of training nonresearch personnel on effectively delivering a manualized intervention in a real-world setting. (Am J Public Health. Published online ahead of print February 16, 2017: e1-e7. doi:10.2105/AJPH.2017.303653).<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0090-0036",
doi="10.2105/AJPH.2017.303653",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2017.303653"
}