Variable

Baseline pretest

After completion of the 5^th session

3 months follow-up^§

6 months follow-up^§

Rating of ability to talk to youth about reproductive health topics ^†

n = 41   F (3, 120) = 17.516

4.00 (.28)

5.27 (.19)

5.73 (.20)^***

n = 37   F (3, 108) = 12.73

4.08 (.29)

5.24 (.24)

5.73 (.21)^***

Parents’ confidence that they possess the knowledge needed to talk about reproductive health^‡

n = 42   F (3, 123) = 7.60

2.07 (.15)

2.21 (.09)

2.33 (.09)^***

n = 37   F (3, 108) = 4.74

2.22 (.12)

2.27 (.10)

2.30 (.09)^**