
Parent-Centered Prevention of Risky Behaviors Among Hispanic Youths in Florida
Author(s) -
Yannine Estrada,
Tae Kyoung Lee,
Shi Huang,
Maria I. Tapia,
Maria-Rosa Velázquez,
Marcos J. Martinez,
Hilda Pantín,
Manuel A. Ocasio,
Denise C. Vidot,
Lourdes Molleda,
Juan A. Villamar,
Bryan A. Stepanenko,
C. Hendricks Brown,
Guillermo Prado
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.2017.303653
Subject(s) - medicine , intervention (counseling) , condom , public health , miami , suicide prevention , mental health , family medicine , injury prevention , randomized controlled trial , poison control , environmental health , gerontology , psychiatry , nursing , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , environmental science , surgery , syphilis , soil science
To evaluate the effectiveness of an evidence-based, parent-centered intervention, Familias Unidas, delivered by nonresearch personnel, in preventing substance use (alcohol, illicit drugs) and sex without a condom among Hispanic adolescents.