The impact of Thai family matters on parent-adolescent sexual risk communication attitudes and behaviors

This article reports on a combined family-based substance abuse and HIV-prevention intervention targeting families with 13-14-year-old children in Bangkok, Thailand. Families (n = 340) were randomly and proportionally selected from 7 districts in Bangkok with half randomly assigned to an experimenta...

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Main Authors: Pamela K. Cupp, Katharine A. Atwood, Hilary F. Byrnes, Brenda A. Miller, Warunee Fongkaew, Aphichat Chamratrithirong, Orratai Rhucharoenpornpanich, Michael J. Rosati, Warunee Chookhare
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spelling th-mahidol.320992018-10-19T12:48:22Z The impact of Thai family matters on parent-adolescent sexual risk communication attitudes and behaviors Pamela K. Cupp Katharine A. Atwood Hilary F. Byrnes Brenda A. Miller Warunee Fongkaew Aphichat Chamratrithirong Orratai Rhucharoenpornpanich Michael J. Rosati Warunee Chookhare University of Kentucky Louisville Science Center Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation Chiang Mai University Mahidol University Thailand Ministry of Public Health CSN and Associates Co. Ltd. Medicine Social Sciences This article reports on a combined family-based substance abuse and HIV-prevention intervention targeting families with 13-14-year-old children in Bangkok, Thailand. Families (n = 340) were randomly and proportionally selected from 7 districts in Bangkok with half randomly assigned to an experimental or control condition. Families in the intervention condition were exposed to 5 interactive booklets about adolescent substance use and risky sexual behavior. Trained health educators followed up by phone to encourage completion of each booklet. Primary outcomes reported in this article include whether the intervention increased the frequency of parent-child communication in general or about sexual risk taking in particular as well as whether the intervention reduced discomfort discussing sexual issues. The authors also tested to see whether booklet completion was associated with communication outcomes at the 6-month follow-up. Multivariate findings indicate that the intervention had a significant impact on the frequency of general parent-child communication on the basis of child reports. The intervention had a marginal impact on the frequency of parent-child communication about sexual issues on the basis of parent reports. Booklet completion was associated with reduced discomfort discussing sex and was marginally associated with frequency of parent-child discussion of sex on the basis of parent reports only. These findings indicate that a family-based program can influence communication patterns. © 2013 Copyright Taylor and Francis Group, LLC. 2018-10-19T05:13:17Z 2018-10-19T05:13:17Z 2013-11-01 Article Journal of Health Communication. Vol.18, No.11 (2013), 1384-1396 10.1080/10810730.2013.778371 10870415 10810730 2-s2.0-84887816548 https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/32099 Mahidol University SCOPUS https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=84887816548&origin=inward
institution Mahidol University
building Mahidol University Library
continent Asia
country Thailand
Thailand
content_provider Mahidol University Library
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topic Medicine
Social Sciences
spellingShingle Medicine
Social Sciences
Pamela K. Cupp
Katharine A. Atwood
Hilary F. Byrnes
Brenda A. Miller
Warunee Fongkaew
Aphichat Chamratrithirong
Orratai Rhucharoenpornpanich
Michael J. Rosati
Warunee Chookhare
The impact of Thai family matters on parent-adolescent sexual risk communication attitudes and behaviors
description This article reports on a combined family-based substance abuse and HIV-prevention intervention targeting families with 13-14-year-old children in Bangkok, Thailand. Families (n = 340) were randomly and proportionally selected from 7 districts in Bangkok with half randomly assigned to an experimental or control condition. Families in the intervention condition were exposed to 5 interactive booklets about adolescent substance use and risky sexual behavior. Trained health educators followed up by phone to encourage completion of each booklet. Primary outcomes reported in this article include whether the intervention increased the frequency of parent-child communication in general or about sexual risk taking in particular as well as whether the intervention reduced discomfort discussing sexual issues. The authors also tested to see whether booklet completion was associated with communication outcomes at the 6-month follow-up. Multivariate findings indicate that the intervention had a significant impact on the frequency of general parent-child communication on the basis of child reports. The intervention had a marginal impact on the frequency of parent-child communication about sexual issues on the basis of parent reports. Booklet completion was associated with reduced discomfort discussing sex and was marginally associated with frequency of parent-child discussion of sex on the basis of parent reports only. These findings indicate that a family-based program can influence communication patterns. © 2013 Copyright Taylor and Francis Group, LLC.
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author_facet University of Kentucky
Pamela K. Cupp
Katharine A. Atwood
Hilary F. Byrnes
Brenda A. Miller
Warunee Fongkaew
Aphichat Chamratrithirong
Orratai Rhucharoenpornpanich
Michael J. Rosati
Warunee Chookhare
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author Pamela K. Cupp
Katharine A. Atwood
Hilary F. Byrnes
Brenda A. Miller
Warunee Fongkaew
Aphichat Chamratrithirong
Orratai Rhucharoenpornpanich
Michael J. Rosati
Warunee Chookhare
author_sort Pamela K. Cupp
title The impact of Thai family matters on parent-adolescent sexual risk communication attitudes and behaviors
title_short The impact of Thai family matters on parent-adolescent sexual risk communication attitudes and behaviors
title_full The impact of Thai family matters on parent-adolescent sexual risk communication attitudes and behaviors
title_fullStr The impact of Thai family matters on parent-adolescent sexual risk communication attitudes and behaviors
title_full_unstemmed The impact of Thai family matters on parent-adolescent sexual risk communication attitudes and behaviors
title_sort impact of thai family matters on parent-adolescent sexual risk communication attitudes and behaviors
publishDate 2018
url https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/32099
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