Adaptation, acceptability and preliminary impacts of a sexual health and financial literacy intervention for indigenous adolescents in Ecuador: A mixed-methods pilot study
This pilot evidence supports acceptability and potential benefits of an economic empowerment and reproductive health intervention for indigenous youth at high risk of pregnancy in Ecuador. A randomized trial is needed to test the effectiveness of the intervention on longer-term income generation and pregnancy reduction.
Authors
- Shari J. Jardine
- Murali Srinivasan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3365-576X)
- Alethea Desrosiers (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2392-0371)
- Marta Wilson‐Barthes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9845-7142)
- Omar Galárraga (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9985-9266)
- Iván Palacios (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3173-490X)
- Allpa Tituaña
Institutions
- Northwell Health (US)
- Brown University (US)
- Universidad San Francisco de Quito (EC)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Public Health
- Published
- 2025-12-08
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.puhe.2025.106088
- Primary Topic
- Global Maternal and Child Health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00