A School-Based Approach to HIV Prevention for Inner-City African-American and Hispanic Adolescent Females

This study examined the efficacy of a school-based HIVIAIDS prevention intervention for African-American and Hispanic adolescent females. Participants, 60 high school freshmen enrolled in an inner-city parochial high school, were randomly assigned to either HIVIAIDS prevention or attention-placebo w...

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Published in:Journal of prevention & intervention in the community 1997-01, Vol.14 (1-2), p.41-60
Main Authors: Workman, Gloria M., Robinson, W. LaVome, Cotler, Sheldon, Harper, Gary W.
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Language:English
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Summary:This study examined the efficacy of a school-based HIVIAIDS prevention intervention for African-American and Hispanic adolescent females. Participants, 60 high school freshmen enrolled in an inner-city parochial high school, were randomly assigned to either HIVIAIDS prevention or attention-placebo womanhood interventions. Significant ethnic differences were found, with African- American adolescents reporting notably higher levels of sexual assertiveness and comfort discussing AIDS preventivc behaviors, as compared to Hispanic adolesccnt females. Further, both African-American and Hispanic participants who received the HIV/AIDS prevention intervention increased their knowledge of AIDS, more so than participants in the attention-placebo condition. These findings highlight the importance of culture in the design of relevant and sensitive HIV/AIDS prevention interventions for ethnic minority youth.
ISSN:1085-2352
1540-7330
DOI:10.1300/J005v14n01_02