Trial Outcomes & Findings for We Are Here Now: a Multi-level, Multicomponent Sexual and Reproductive Health Intervention for American Indian Youth (NCT NCT03694418)

Recruitment took place from January 2019 to May 2019. Recruitment included meetings with tribal and school leadership and letters to caregivers who had a child 14- to 18 years old and was attending school.

We Are Here Now: a Multi-level, Multicomponent Sexual and Reproductive Health Intervention for American Indian Youth

Number of protected acts of sex using a condom during vaginal and/or anal sex in the past 30 days is measured as proportion of condom use during vaginal/anal sex using 2 items (number of times condom used relative to number of times had vaginal/anal sex).

Participants reported whether they ever had sex by responding to the question, "Have you ever had sexual intercourse?", with response options of "Yes" or "No". Answers of "Yes" were coded to "1" and answers of "No" were coded to "0".

The mean number of lifetime sex partners (i.e., the total number of people with whom a participant had sex in their lifetime) was assessed by asking participants, "During your life, with how many people have you had sexual intercourse?" with responses of "1 person", "2 people", "3 people", "4 people", "5 people", and "6 or more people". Responses were treated as integer values from 1-6, where the change in mean number of lifetime sex partners was assessed at 3-months post-intervention (12-months post-baseline) compared to baseline.

Participants reported the number of times they had vaginal and/or anal sex in the past 30 days as an integer value (i.e., 0, 1, 2, 3, etc. times), where answers could be at a minimum of 0 times with no maximum limit. The change in mean number of sex acts was calculated from baseline to 3-months post-intervention.

The number of times non-condom birth control was used during sex in the past 30 days was assessed by asking participants, "Of the times you had sex over the past month, how many TIMES did you use birth control other than a condom, like birth control pills or having a deprova shot?". Responses ranged from 0 (minimum) to any positive integer value, where the maximum was limited by the number of times they had sex in the past month.

Number of times participants reported that they had been pregnant or gotten someone pregnant

Participants reported "Yes" or "No" to the question, "Did you drink alcohol or use drugs before you had sexual intercourse the last time?"

Parent/legal-child communication about sexual and reproductive health topics was measured using a 24-item communication scale. Each item asked participants if they had discussed a certain topic with their parents, with possible responses of "Yes" and "No". Answers of "Yes" were coded to 1 and "No" coded to 0. All 24 answers were summed to create a communication score with a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 24.

Use of sexual and reproductive health services from IHS was measured with one question that asked participants, "Have you ever been to Indian Health Services or Fort Peck Tribal Health for things like condoms, birth control, a pregnancy test, or STD test?", where responses were either "Yes" or "No". Responses of "Yes" were coded to 1 and "No" to 0.