Development and evaluation of an HIV-risk reduction program for female college students.
AIDS Educ Prev
; 7(2): 145-59, 1995 Apr.
Article
em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-7619644
ABSTRACT
College students are engaging in high rates of behavior related to risk of infection from Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and other sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). A cognitive-behavioral skills training program for heterosexual college females focused on sexual assertiveness skills and the reduction of risk-related behaviors was designed and evaluated compared with an education-only program. Participants completed pre-intervention, post-intervention, and one-month follow-up assessments of (a) HIV/STD-related knowledge and beliefs; (b) sexual, alcohol, and drug-related behaviors; and (c) sexual assertiveness role-plays. Skills training participants compared to education-only participants scored higher on sexual assertiveness skills, specific knowledge of HIV infection, and self-efficacy to perform lower risk sexual behaviors and reported a reduction in risk-related behaviors at post-intervention and follow-up assessments. The effectiveness of behavioral skills in HIV risk-reduction programs for college students is discussed.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Infecções por HIV
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Educação em Saúde
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Identidade de Gênero
Tipo de estudo:
Clinical_trials
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Etiology_studies
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Evaluation_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Female
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
1995
Tipo de documento:
Article