Abstract
Latina teen pregnancy rates continue to be a health disparity in the United States. This study evaluated a parenting intervention using interactive theater to facilitate Latino parent-adolescent communication about sexuality and pregnancy prevention. The intervention, conducted in Spanish and with teen actors, consisted of scenes involving the audience. Fifty-nine parents participated in this 3-month prospective study. Spanish measures of comfort with communication, general communication, and parent-child sexual communication were employed comparing paired t tests for each scale. Acceptability of the intervention was assessed and demonstrated. Eighty-six percent of parents used information from the performance to talk to their child. Improvements in general communication (p <.02), sexual communication (p <.001), and comfort (p <.001) occurred. Interactive theater is an innovative approach to facilitate Latino parent communication about sexuality and pregnancy prevention.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 209-216 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | Hispanic Health Care International |
Volume | 13 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2015 |
Keywords
- Adolescence
- Latino
- Parent-child communication
- Sexuality
- Theater
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Nursing