Schoolwide effects of a multicomponent HIV, STD, and pregnancy prevention program for high school students.
Health Educ Behav
; 28(2): 166-85, 2001 Apr.
Article
em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-11265827
ABSTRACT
Few studies have tested schoolwide interventions to reduce sexual risk behavior, and none have demonstrated significant schoolwide effects. This study evaluates the schoolwide effects of Safer Choices, a multicomponent, behavioral theory-based HIV, STD, and pregnancy prevention program, on risk behavior, school climate, and psychosocial variables. Twenty urban high schools were randomized, and cross-sectional samples of classes were surveyed at baseline, the end of intervention (19 months after baseline), and 31 months afterbaseline. At 19 months, the program had a positive effect on the frequency of sex without a condom. At 31 months, students in Safer Choices schools reported having sexual intercourse without a condom with fewer partners. The program positively affected psychosocial variables and school climate for HIV/STD and pregnancy prevention. The program did not influence the prevalence of recent sexual intercourse. Schoolwide changes in condomuse demonstrated that aschool-based program can reduce the sexual risk behavior of adolescents.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Serviços de Saúde Escolar
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Educação em Saúde
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Comportamento do Adolescente
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Sexo Seguro
Tipo de estudo:
Clinical_trials
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Etiology_studies
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Evaluation_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Qualitative_research
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adolescent
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Pregnancy
País/Região como assunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Health Educ Behav
Assunto da revista:
CIENCIAS DO COMPORTAMENTO
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EDUCACAO
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SAUDE PUBLICA
Ano de publicação:
2001
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos