INTRODUCTION Sexual violence and relationship abuse are prevalent among adolescents and programs promoting gender equity, reproductive justice, and healthy relationships are key strategies for prevention. While such "gender transformative" approaches appear promising for boys, they have not been evaluated among girls. This study assessed the feasibility of this community-based program, called Sisterhood 2.0, among girls in socially disadvantaged urban neighborhoods in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. METHODS This quasi-experimental trial examined feasibility of Sisterhood 2.0 (n = 246), delivered through 8 weekly sessions, assessed through attendance, retention and satisfaction. Participants completed surveys at baseline and end of program assessing other relevant measures. Generalized linear mixed models estimated changes from baseline to follow up comparing intervention to control participants. RESULTS Eleven neighborhoods were assigned to Sisterhood 2.0 (n = 5 neighborhoods) or job-readiness training (n = 6 neighborhoods). Girls were between the ages of 13 and 19, 8-10th graders (59%), and self-identified as Black (69%). Participants most often attended because they thought the program would be interesting (74%) and returned because of the women teaching the program (71%). Girls reported experiences with physical adolescent relationship abuse (ARA) (30% in both arms), emotional ARA (66% intervention; 56% control), or sexual ARA (11% intervention; 12% control). Physical ARA perpetration was high in both arms (intervention: 47%; control: 46%). Significant intervention effects were observed in recognition of abuse (β = 0.41, 95% confidence interval 0.03-0.78). No other significant intervention effects were observed. CONCLUSIONS Community-based gender-transformative programming for girls is feasible and may be a promising approach for addressing interpersonal violence and promoting sexual health.

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评估针对女孩的青少年关系虐待预防计划的可行性。

引言 性暴力和关系虐待在青少年中很普遍，促进性别平等、生殖公正和健康关系的计划是预防的关键策略。虽然这种“性别变革”方法对男孩来说似乎很有希望，但尚未在女孩中对其进行评估。这项研究评估了这个名为 Sisterhood 2.0 的基于社区的计划的可行性，该计划针对宾夕法尼亚州匹兹堡社会弱势城市社区的女孩。方法 这项准实验性试验检查了 Sisterhood 2.0 (n = 246) 的可行性，通过 8 周的会议进行，通过出勤率、保留率和满意度进行评估。参与者在评估其他相关措施的项目基线和结束时完成了调查。广义线性混合模型估计从基线到后续比较干预与控制参与者的变化。结果 11 个社区被分配到 Sisterhood 2.0（n = 5 个社区）或就业准备培训（n = 6 个社区）。女孩年龄在 13 到 19 岁之间，是 8-10 年级学生 (59%)，并且自认为是黑人 (69%)。参与者最常参加的原因是他们认为该计划很有趣 (74%)，而返回是因为女性教授该计划 (71%)。女孩报告了青春期身体虐待 (ARA)（双臂 30%）、情感 ARA（66% 干预；56% 控制）或性 ARA（11% 干预；12% 控制）的经历。物理 ARA 实施在两组中都很高（干预：47%；控制：46%）。在识别虐待方面观察到显着的干预效果（β = 0.41，95% 置信区间 0.03-0.78）。没有观察到其他显着的干预效果。结论 以社区为基础的女童性别转变计划是可行的，并且可能是解决人际暴力和促进性健康的有前途的方法。