Latina Mothers’ Involvement in an HIV/STI and Substance Use Prevention Program for Adolescents: A Parallel Intervention Curriculum

摘要: As part of a larger HIV/STI/Substance Abuse Prevention intervention targeted to middle school students, we offered students’ parents an opportunity participate in adult education class. The same curricular materials were used for students enrolled the and their parents. In current study, mothers who had completed class participated focus group. group explored what components perceived by as particularly useful them or child. Three core themes emerged from interpretive analyses group: (1) positive relationships with staff personnel enticed facilitated parents’ involvement; (2) both felt respected empowered intervention’s cornerstone values philosophy cultural richness pride Hispanic/Latino heritage; (3) mastery course content—materially wholly dedicated health wellness children—benefitted terms understanding material potentially allowing discuss health-oriented behavior young adolescent