Cultural Tailoring and Feasibility Assessment of a Sexual Health Middle School Curriculum: A Pilot Test in Puerto Rico
2011; Wiley; Volume: 81; Issue: 8 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1111/j.1746-1561.2011.00617.x
ISSN1746-1561
AutoresSoledad Liliana Escobar‐Chaves, Ross Shegog, Margarita R. Moscoso-Alvarez, Christine Markham, Guillermo Tortolero‐Luna, Melissa F. Peskin, Susan R. Tortolero,
Tópico(s)School Health and Nursing Education
ResumoJournal of School HealthVolume 81, Issue 8 p. 477-484 Cultural Tailoring and Feasibility Assessment of a Sexual Health Middle School Curriculum: A Pilot Test in Puerto Rico Soledad Liliana Escobar-Chaves DrPH, Corresponding Author Soledad Liliana Escobar-Chaves DrPH Program Director, ([email protected]), Department of Epidemiology, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 1155 Hermann Pressler Blvd. CPB4.3205, Houston, TX 77030.Soledad Liliana Escobar-Chaves, Program Director, ([email protected]), Department of Epidemiology, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 1155 Hermann Pressler Blvd. CPB4.3205, Houston, TX 77030. Search for more papers by this authorRoss Shegog PhD, Ross Shegog PhD Assistant Professor, ([email protected]), Center for Health Promotion & Prevention Research, University of Texas School of Public Health at Houston, 7000 Fannin, Suite 2668, Houston, TX 77030.Search for more papers by this authorMargarita R. Moscoso-Alvarez PhD, Margarita R. Moscoso-Alvarez PhD Professor, ([email protected]), Foundations in Education Department, School of Education, University of Puerto Rico - Rio Piedras Campus, Avenida Barbosa y Avenida Ponce de León, San Juan, Puerto Rico.Search for more papers by this authorChristine Markham PhD, Christine Markham PhD Assistant Professor, ([email protected]), Center for Health Promotion & Prevention Research, University of Texas School of Public Health at Houston, 7000 Fannin, Suite 2616, Houston, TX 77030.Search for more papers by this authorGuillermo Tortolero-Luna MD, PhD, Guillermo Tortolero-Luna MD, PhD Director of Cancer Control and Population Sciences, ([email protected]), University of Puerto Rico, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Medical Sciences Campus, Estudio Biomedicas I, Office 162, PMB 371 PO Box 70344, San Juan, Puerto Rico.Search for more papers by this authorMelissa Peskin PhD, Melissa Peskin PhD Assistant Professor, ([email protected]), Center for Health Promotion & Prevention Research, University of Texas School of Public Health at Houston, 7000 Fannin, Suite 2658, Houston, TX 77030.Search for more papers by this authorSusan Tortolero PhD, Susan Tortolero PhD Associate Professor, ([email protected]), Center for Health Promotion & Prevention Research, University of Texas School of Public Health at Houston, 7000 Fannin, Suite 2080, Houston, TX 77030.Search for more papers by this author Soledad Liliana Escobar-Chaves DrPH, Corresponding Author Soledad Liliana Escobar-Chaves DrPH Program Director, ([email protected]), Department of Epidemiology, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 1155 Hermann Pressler Blvd. CPB4.3205, Houston, TX 77030.Soledad Liliana Escobar-Chaves, Program Director, ([email protected]), Department of Epidemiology, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 1155 Hermann Pressler Blvd. CPB4.3205, Houston, TX 77030. Search for more papers by this authorRoss Shegog PhD, Ross Shegog PhD Assistant Professor, ([email protected]), Center for Health Promotion & Prevention Research, University of Texas School of Public Health at Houston, 7000 Fannin, Suite 2668, Houston, TX 77030.Search for more papers by this authorMargarita R. Moscoso-Alvarez PhD, Margarita R. Moscoso-Alvarez PhD Professor, ([email protected]), Foundations in Education Department, School of Education, University of Puerto Rico - Rio Piedras Campus, Avenida Barbosa y Avenida Ponce de León, San Juan, Puerto Rico.Search for more papers by this authorChristine Markham PhD, Christine Markham PhD Assistant Professor, ([email protected]), Center for Health Promotion & Prevention Research, University of Texas School of Public Health at Houston, 7000 Fannin, Suite 2616, Houston, TX 77030.Search for more papers by this authorGuillermo Tortolero-Luna MD, PhD, Guillermo Tortolero-Luna MD, PhD Director of Cancer Control and Population Sciences, ([email protected]), University of Puerto Rico, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Medical Sciences Campus, Estudio Biomedicas I, Office 162, PMB 371 PO Box 70344, San Juan, Puerto Rico.Search for more papers by this authorMelissa Peskin PhD, Melissa Peskin PhD Assistant Professor, ([email protected]), Center for Health Promotion & Prevention Research, University of Texas School of Public Health at Houston, 7000 Fannin, Suite 2658, Houston, TX 77030.Search for more papers by this authorSusan Tortolero PhD, Susan Tortolero PhD Associate Professor, ([email protected]), Center for Health Promotion & Prevention Research, University of Texas School of Public Health at Houston, 7000 Fannin, Suite 2080, Houston, TX 77030.Search for more papers by this author First published: 11 July 2011 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1746-1561.2011.00617.xCitations: 5Read the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Abstract BACKGROUND: To assess the need for cultural tailoring of an effective sexual health middle school curriculum, “It's Your Game: Keep It Real” (IYG), prior to implementation in Puerto Rican (PR) middle schools. METHODS: Seventy-three seventh-grade bilingual students participated in IYG curriculum activities (both group-based and computer-based) in two 2-hour testing sessions in spring 2008. Rating scales of acceptability, understandability, credibility, ease of use, and motivational appeal and qualitative feedback via open-ended responses and group process provided insight into needed surface and deep structure cultural tailoring. RESULTS: Students rated IYG highly on cultural tailoring and motivational parameters and were highly engaged by the lesson content. School personnel rated IYG as a feasible strategy for use in PR middle schools. While surface cultural elements (eg, characters, attire, body language) were identified as important foci for adaptation, content related to deeper cultural elements such as core behaviors, risky situations, attitudes, and specific skills were considered as relevant to PR youth as to their US counterparts. CONCLUSION: Effective human immunodeficiency virus, sexually transmitted disease, and pregnancy skills training prevention programs such as IYG that are developed for minority US youth may offer a feasible option for international implementation when extensive cultural adaptation is not a viable option. Citing Literature Volume81, Issue8August 2011Pages 477-484 RelatedInformation
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