Predictors of responsiveness among early adolescents to a school-based risk reduction intervention over 3 years.
AIDS Behav
; 17(3): 1096-104, 2013 Mar.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-22311147
ABSTRACT
This study assesses potential predictive factors for unresponsiveness to the "Focus on Youth in the Caribbean (FOYC)" intervention using longitudinal data from 1,360 Bahamian sixth-grade youth. Results from hierarchical logistic regression analyses indicate that the intervention had a greater impact on knowledge, skills, self-efficacy, and condom use intention among low and medium initial scorers. High initial scores in knowledge, skills, self-efficacy, and intention were predictive of relative unresponsiveness to the intervention. Advanced age and male sex were predictive of unresponsiveness to the intervention for HIV/AIDS knowledge. Female gender was predictive of unresponsiveness to the intervention for self-efficacy. High academic self-evaluation was predictive of unresponsiveness to the intervention for condom use intention. The greatest intervention impact was observed at the 6-month post-intervention follow-up; these intervention-related gains were sustained over the subsequent follow-up periods. Youth with higher risk attributes (lower knowledge, skills and self-efficacy) were more likely to respond to a risk reduction intervention.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
HIV Infections
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Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
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Adolescent Behavior
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Condoms
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Self Efficacy
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Risk Reduction Behavior
Type of study:
Etiology_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Qualitative_research
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Risk_factors_studies
Limits:
Adolescent
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Child
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Country/Region as subject:
Bahamas
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Caribe ingles
Language:
En
Journal:
AIDS Behav
Journal subject:
CIENCIAS DO COMPORTAMENTO
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SINDROME DA IMUNODEFICIENCIA ADQUIRIDA (AIDS)
Year:
2013
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
United States