[Interventions involving parents in order to impact adolescent sexual behavior]. / Intervenciones con padres de familia para modificar el comportamiento sexual en adolescentes.

OBJECTIVE: To examine the effects of educational interventions that incorporate parent participation to modify adolescent sexual behavior. MATERIAL AND METHODS: We conducted a systematic search of 5 electronic databases for articles published between 2002 and 2009 that evaluated educational interventions involving parents. RESULTS: Nineteen articles evaluated 15 interventions that met all the criteria for inclusion. They found a significant increase in adolescents' intentions to postpone sexual intercourse and use contraceptives, a reduction in self-reported sexual relations and an increase in condom use. Positive results were also found for individual protective factors such as knowledge and attitude, and family factors such as parent-child communication, perception of rules, monitoring/supervision by parents and family support. CONCLUSION: Educational interventions that include parents support healthy sexual behavior among adolescents. Parental participation can be included in any intervention aimed at adolescents.

Intervenciones con padres de familia para modificar el comportamiento sexual en adolescentes / Interventions involving parents in order to impact adolescent sexual behavior

OBJETIVO: Revisar los efectos de intervenciones educativas que incorporan a padres de familia, para modificar el comportamiento sexual de sus hijos adolescentes. MATERIAL Y MÉTODOS: Búsqueda sistemática en cinco bases de datos electrónicas de estudios de evaluación de intervenciones educativas con padres (2002-2009). RESULTADOS: Diecinueve publicaciones evalúan a 15 programas que cumplen con los criterios de selección. Éstas encuentran un aumento en las intenciones de retrasar las relaciones sexuales y de usar anticonceptivos, reducción en el auto-reporte de relaciones sexuales e incremento en el uso de condón. También se encuentran resultados positivos en factores individuales protectores como conocimientos y actitudes; y en factores familiares como comunicación padres-hijos, percepción de reglas, monitoreo/supervisión de los padres y apoyo familiar. CONCLUSIONES: Las intervenciones educativas que incluyen a padres de familia favorecen comportamientos sexuales saludables en los adolescentes. La participación de padres es un elemento que puede ser incluido en cualquier intervención para adolescentes.

OBJECTIVE: To examine the effects of educational interventions that incorporate parent participation to modify adolescent sexual behavior. MATERIAL AND METHODS: We conducted a systematic search of 5 electronic databases for articles published between 2002 and 2009 that evaluated educational interventions involving parents. RESULTS: Nineteen articles evaluated 15 interventions that met all the criteria for inclusion. They found a significant increase in adolescents' intentions to postpone sexual intercourse and use contraceptives, a reduction in self-reported sexual relations and an increase in condom use. Positive results were also found for individual protective factors such as knowledge and attitude, and family factors such as parent-child communication, perception of rules, monitoring/supervision by parents and family support. CONCLUSIÓN: Educational interventions that include parents support healthy sexual behavior among adolescents. Parental participation can be included in any intervention aimed at adolescents.