Abstract Purpose South African adolescents have high HIV risk, yet few prevention
interventions are effective. Parents play a pivotal role in youths' healthy sexual development …

Adolescents and young people account for 40% of all new HIV infections each year, with
South Africa one of the hardest hit countries, and having the largest population of people …

Rationale Interventions that promote sexual health communication between adolescents
and their parents or other primary caregivers are an important tool for reducing female …

Communication between parents and young people about sex has been identified as a
positive influence on young people's sexual behavior. This article presents findings from …

Parent-based HIV prevention programming may play an important role in reaching youths
early to help establish lifelong patterns of safe and healthy sexual behaviors. Families …

Let's Talk is a structured, family-centered adolescent HIV prevention program developed for
use in South Africa using key components adapted from programs successfully implemented …

We evaluated Families Matter! Program (FMP), an intervention designed to improve parent-
child communication about sexual risk reduction and parenting skills. Parents of 10-to 12 …

Abstract Background Black Canadian youth remain disproportionally affected by an array of
social and health issues, including sexually transmitted infections. While research exists in …

The Families Matter! Program (FMP) is a curriculum-based intervention designed to give
parents and other primary caregivers the knowledge, skills, comfort, and confidence to …

Parent involvement in prevention efforts targeting adolescents increases the impact of such
programs. However, the majority of risk-reduction intervention programs that are …