A parent-based intervention to prevent HIV among adolescent children of mothers living with HIV
The Ms. Now! Program
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12893495 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Nicholas Tarantino (0000-0001-9995-9980, Georgia State University, corresponding author), Lisa Armistead (0000-0001-9673-3353, Georgia State University) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 11 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 160-172 |
| Publication date | 2016-04-02 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Vulnerable Children and Youth Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1745-0136 • E-ISSN: 1745-0128 |
| Publisher | Routledge (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/17450128.2016.1189021 |
| PMID | 27867413 |
| OpenAlex | W2398352850 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 31 |
One group often overlooked by HIV prevention efforts is adolescent children of mothers living with HIV (MLH). Despite their potential vulnerability, very few evidence-based prevention programs exist for this population in the United States (U.S.) and elsewhere. The current study introduces a parent-based program adapted for families affected by HIV for the purpose of preventing adolescent HIV infection. Following a structured process of adaptation, 12 African American MLH-adolescent dyads were recruited from HIV clinics and non-governmental organizations in a southeastern U.S. city to participate in a feasibility pilot evaluation of the adapted program (Moms Stopping It Now! [Ms. Now]). The intervention consisted of group and individual sessions implemented in a university setting and at participants' homes, respectively. We determined feasibility through assessing participant acceptability and signs of intervention efficacy. Quantitative and qualitative process data revealed high levels of acceptability, as participants were largely satisfied and engaged with Ms. Now, and were willing to attend most sessions. In addition, positive intervention effects approaching medium to large effect sizes were observed for some protective parenting outcomes, including increases in parent-child relationship quality, parental monitoring, maternal HIV disclosure self-efficacy, and communication about maternal HIV infection. Other outcomes, namely communication about sex topics, did not show positive shifts due to ceiling effects and may be indicative of the pre-existing strengths these MLH possess. Ms. Now's approach and further refinement is discussed in the context of strengthening families affected by HIV. Moreover, we recommend that policy aimed at program development consider jointly targeting these populations (MLH and adolescents) due to the unique benefits of family intervention
Environmental health · Family medicine · Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV · Intervention (counseling · Psychiatry · Adolescent and Pediatric Healthcare · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health · HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions · Medicine
Protective parenting practices among mothers living with HIV and their adolescent children
Effect of Parent‐Based Sexual Health Education on Parent–Adolescent Communication and Adolescent Sexual Behavior
Exploring unstructured parent–child communication about sex among African-American adolescents with HIV-positive mothers
Longitudinal Bidirectional Relations among Parenting Quality, Parenting Stress, and Child Functioning in HIV-affected Families
Exploring the Meaning of Sexual Health Through the Voices of Black Adolescents With HIV-Positive Mothers
Meta-analysis of experiments with matched groups or repeated measures designs.
Parental Influences on Adolescent Problem Behavior
How to Select, Calculate, and Interpret Effect Sizes
How We Design Feasibility Studies
Parent–Child Connectedness and Behavioral and Emotional Health Among Adolescents
Assessment of client/patient satisfaction
Parent-Adolescent Communication and the Circumplex Model
Adapting Evidence–Based Behavioral Interventions for New Settings and Target Populations
From Intentions to Actions
Families living with HIV
Strengthening families to support children affected by HIV and Aids
Maternal HIV Serostatus, Mother–Daughter Sexual Risk Communication and Adolescent HIV Risk Beliefs and Intentions
Disclosures of maternal HIV infection to seronegative children
The Experience of Sexual Risk Communication in African American Families Living With HIV
Communication About HIV and Risk Behaviors Among Mothers Living With HIV and Their Early Adolescent Children
Inter-generational Linkages of Aids
Adolescent Sexual Behavior in Two Ethnic Minority Samples
HIV-Positive Mothers' Communication About Safer Sex and STD Prevention With Their Children
| Citations per year | 0.63 |
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| Citation span | 2018 - 2025 (8) |
| Highly cited | No |