The detail of sessions in the Dual Approach Program
| Session | Principle | Details of session |
|---|---|---|
| Adolescent Program | ||
| Session I | Promoting a positive attitude toward sexual abstinence | Exploring attitudes toward abstinence Providing information and discussion based on a video clip related to sexual abstinence and the consequences of early sexual activity. This 8-minute publicly available video clip titled “Is love to share?” was developed by Thai Health Organization and features a short play which reflects common situations about sexual risk behaviors and ends with presenting the consequences of sexual intercourse among early adolescents |
| Session II | Increasing subjective norms on sexual abstinence | Group sharing their experiences regarding peers’ opinions about sexual abstinence Providing homework assignment to interview their parents regarding their attitudes about the adolescents’ sexual behavior |
| Session III | Developing perceived behavioral control for sexual abstinence: activities | Small group discussions regarding strengths and barriers involved with sexual abstinence intention and setting goals and planning strategies to achieve sexual abstinence intention Role playing allowed participants to practice potential strategies supporting sexual abstinence Ongoing feedback was provided by the facilitators |
| Parent Program | ||
| Session I | Promoting attitude toward sexual communication | Providing information and viewing a video clip (developed specifically for this study showing model conversation between researchers and consenting parents) that discusses the importance of good communication Providing examples of parents engaged in open communication with their daughters about sexual health, followed by group discussion |
| Session II | Increasing subjective norms for sexual communication | Writing letters to their daughters expressing their desire to talk about sexual issues, supporting sexual abstinence among school ages for their daughters, followed by group discussion about the varied responses that parents received from their daughters upon receipt of these cards |
| Session III | Promoting perceived behavioral control for sexual communication | Practicing by using sample situations (standardized across the two parent groups) Providing parents’ handbooks for practicing at home based on the topic of each week’s session |
| Session | Principle | Details of session |
|---|---|---|
| Session I | Promoting a positive attitude toward sexual abstinence | Exploring attitudes toward abstinence |
| Session II | Increasing subjective norms on sexual abstinence | Group sharing their experiences regarding peers’ opinions about sexual abstinence |
| Session III | Developing perceived behavioral control for sexual abstinence: activities | Small group discussions regarding strengths and barriers involved with sexual abstinence intention and setting goals and planning strategies to achieve sexual abstinence intention |
| Session I | Promoting attitude toward sexual communication | Providing information and viewing a video clip (developed specifically for this study showing model conversation between researchers and consenting parents) that discusses the importance of good communication |
| Session II | Increasing subjective norms for sexual communication | Writing letters to their daughters expressing their desire to talk about sexual issues, supporting sexual abstinence among school ages for their daughters, followed by group discussion about the varied responses that parents received from their daughters upon receipt of these cards |
| Session III | Promoting perceived behavioral control for sexual communication | Practicing by using sample situations (standardized across the two parent groups) |
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