Rigorous Evaluation of Yes and Know, a Fully Virtual Intervention Integrating Group-based Education With Digital Tools to Improve Youth Sexual Health and Well-Being

What this Trial Is About

Researchers are evaluating the Yes and Know program, a virtual sexual health education intervention for youth aged 14 to 19 years. This study is a two-arm randomized controlled trial involving about 1,200 participants to compare the effectiveness of the Yes and Know curriculum against a nutrition education program in improving sexual and reproductive health outcomes. The trial focuses on reducing unprotected sex and enhancing knowledge, attitudes, self-efficacy, and use of reproductive health services among adolescents. Participants will be randomly assigned to one of two groups. The treatment group will receive the Yes and Know program, which includes nine weekly 60-minute synchronous virtual sessions plus additional asynchronous online activities, covering sexual and reproductive health, healthy relationships, life skills, and educational success. The comparison group will receive a nutrition-focused program with a similar format and duration, concentrating on adolescent nutrition and wellness. Throughout the study, participants will complete brief online surveys at the start, and at 3 and 12 months after the intervention sessions. Researchers will assess outcomes such as rates of unprotected sex at 12 months, and improvements in sexual health knowledge, attitudes toward consent, relationship communication skills, condom use self-efficacy, and health service use. The study is conducted virtually with group sessions and online resources, lasting at least 12 months of follow-up per participant.

Rigorous Evaluation of Yes and Know, a Fully Virtual Sexual Health and Well-Being Intervention for Youth