Acceptability of an eHealth Intervention to Prevent Alcohol-Exposed Pregnancy Among American Indian/Alaska Native Teens

Jessica D. Hanson, Tess L. Weber, Umit Shrestha, Valerie J. Bares, Michaela Seiber, Karen Ingersoll

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Abstract

Background: A tribally led Changing High-Risk Alcohol Use and Increasing Contraception Effectiveness Study (CHOICES) Program has successfully decreased the risk of alcohol-exposed pregnancies (AEPs) among adult American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) women by either reducing risky drinking or increasing contraception use. However, a community needs assessment revealed a need to implement a similar intervention with AI/AN teens. The goal of the project was to develop and establish the acceptability of CHOICES for AI/AN teens. Methods: Key informant interviews were conducted to review the existing OST CHOICES intervention. After modifications to the existing program, focus groups with AI/AN teens were conducted to ensure validity and to finalize the OST CHAT (CHOICES for American Indian Teens) intervention. Results: Key informant (N = 15) participants suggested that a Web-based intervention may increase teen engagement by making the intervention more interactive and visually stimulating. Based on this formative research, CHAT was developed via Research Electronic Data Capture (REDCap). Feedback on the online CHAT curriculum was given by focus groups comprised of AI/AN adolescents, and participants felt that this type of intervention would be both acceptable and able to implement with a community of reservation-based teens. Conclusions: This study outlines the development of a Web-based intervention for an AEP intervention for AI/AN teens and will inform future prevention efforts. Implications include an expansion of the evidence-based CHOICES intervention for AI/AN teens and also development of a Web-based intervention for rural, reservation-based AI/AN communities.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)196-202
Number of pages7
JournalAlcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research
Volume44
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 1 2020

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Copyright © 2019 by the Research Society on Alcoholism

Keywords

  • Adolescents
  • Alcohol-Exposed Pregnancy
  • American Indian
  • Research Electronic Data Capture
  • Teens

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