HIV Prevention Program for African American Teen Males
| Status: | Completed |
|---|---|
| Conditions: | Infectious Disease, HIV / AIDS |
| Therapuetic Areas: | Immunology / Infectious Diseases |
| Healthy: | No |
| Age Range: | 15 - 23 |
| Updated: | 5/27/2013 |
| Start Date: | February 2009 |
| End Date: | September 2013 |
| Contact: | Richard A Crosby, PhD |
| Email: | rcros2@email.uky.edu |
| Phone: | 859-218-2039 |
A Brief, Clinic-Based, HIV Prevention Program for African American Teen Males
The purpose of this study is to test if sexual health interventions can reduce the incidence
of STIs among African American teens (15 to 21 years old). By doing this study, we hope to
help African American teens improve their condom use skills and encourage them to use
condoms more frequently. If the number of STIs in this population can be decreased, the
health of African American teen males will greatly improve. We also believe that sexual
partners (typically African American teen females) will also benefit.
Based on the observation that African Americans are vastly more likely than their white and
Hispanic counterparts to be infected by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), the Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has termed AIDS a "health crisis" for African
Americans and has called for a heightened national response to this glaring racial
disparity. The crisis is especially dramatic in the Southern United States. Thus, the search
for effective interventions tailored to this population is a national priority. This study
expands upon a previous study conducted among young African American men. In the previous
study we developed and tested the efficacy of a brief, clinic-based, program designed to
interactively promote safer sex for African American men (18 to 29 years of age) engaging in
sex with women. Adjusted findings from the previous study provided relatively robust support
for program efficacy, with men who received the intervention program being about two-thirds
less likely, than controls, to acquire an STI during a 6-month period. This study expands on
the work performed in the previous study by developing and testing a version for younger
African American males (i.e., teen males).
The purpose of this study is to test the efficacy of a brief, clinic-based and
theory-guided, intervention designed to reduce STI incidence among African American teen (15
to 20 years old) males presenting themselves for STI testing.
Inclusion Criteria:
- at least 15, but not more than 23 years of age
- attending the clinic for the expressed purpose of being tested for sexually
transmitted infections
- engaging in penetrative sex (penile-vaginal or penile-anal) at least once in the past
2 months
- willingness to return for the two planned follow-up assessments
Exclusion Criteria:
- self-report of being HIV positive
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