18 research outputs found
Preliminary Efficacy of a Computer-Delivered HIV Prevention Intervention for African American Teenage Females
This study translated SiHLE (Sisters Informing, Healing, Living, and Empowering), a 12-hour Centers for Disease Control and Prevention evidence based group-level intervention for African American females 14-18 years of age, into a 2-hour computer-delivered individual-level intervention. A randomized controlled trial (n = 178) was conducted to examine the efficacy of the new Multimedia SiHLE intervention. Average condom-protected sex acts (proportion of vaginal sex acts with condoms, last 90 days) for sexually active participants receiving Multimedia SiHLE rose from M = 51% at baseline to M = 71% at 3-month follow-up (t = 2.06, p = .05); no statistically significant difference was found in the control group. Non-sexually active intervention group participants reported a significant increase in condom self-efficacy (t = 2.36, p = .02); no statistically significant difference was found in the control group. The study provides preliminary support for the efficacy of a computer-delivered adaptation of a proven HIV prevention program for African American teenage women. This is consistent with meta- analyses that have shown that computer-delivered interventions, which can often be disseminated at lower per-capita cost than human-delivered interventions, can influence HIV risk behaviors in positive fashion
Topically-focused Data Archives: A New Paradigm for the Codification of Social Science Research
Topically-focused Data Archives: A New Paradigm for the Codification of Social Science Researc
Estimating Long-Term Consequences of Teenage Childbearing - An Examination of the Siblings Approach
Online Activities for Enhancing Sex Education Curricula: Preliminary Evidence on the Effectiveness of the Abstinence and Contraception Education Storehouse
Development of Online Suites of Social Science–Based Resources for Health Researchers and Practitioners
Best Evidence Structural Interventions for HIV Prevention
VIII, 352 p. 3 illus.online resource