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- Title
Efficacy of an HIV Prevention Program Among Female Adolescents Experiencing Gender-Based Violence.
- Authors
Wingood, Gina M.; DiClemente, Ralph J.; Harrington, Kathy F.; Oh, M. Kim; Lang, Delia L.; Davies, Susan L.; Hook III, Edward W.; Hardin, James W.
- Abstract
Objectives. We examined the efficacy of an HIV prevention intervention among African American female adolescents reporting a history of gender-based violence. Methods. In this analysis of a subgroup of participants involved in a randomized controlled trial, consistent condom use, psychosocial mediators associated with HIV-preventive behaviors, and presence of sexually transmitted diseases were assessed at 6- and 12-month follow-ups. The intervention emphasized ethnic and gender pride, HIV knowledge, condom attitudes, healthy relationships, communication, and condom use skills. Results. Relative to the comparison condition, participants randomized to the intervention reported using condoms more consistently, had fewer episodes of unprotected vaginal sex, engaged in a greater proportion of protected intercourse acts, were more likely to have used a condom during their most recent intercourse, were less likely to have a new sexual partner, were less likely to have a sexually transmitted disease, and demonstrated more proficient condom skills. Conclusions. Given the substantial prevalence of gender-based violence among female adolescents and the associations observed between gender-based violence, HIV risk, and HIV infection, it is essential that HIV interventions involving young women address partner violence. (Am J Public Health. 2006;96:1085-1090,doi:10.2105/AJPH.2004.053595)
- Subjects
SEXUAL behavior surveys; AFRICAN American teenage girls; VIOLENCE against women; CONDOM use; UNSAFE sex; PREVENTION of sexually transmitted diseases; AIDS prevention
- Publication
American Journal of Public Health, 2006, Vol 96, Issue 6, p1085
- ISSN
0090-0036
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.2105/AJPH.2004.053595