Friendship Based HIV/STI (Sexually Transmitted Infections) Intervention for African American Females
| Status: | Completed |
|---|---|
| Conditions: | Infectious Disease, HIV / AIDS |
| Therapuetic Areas: | Immunology / Infectious Diseases |
| Healthy: | No |
| Age Range: | 14 - 21 |
| Updated: | 3/1/2017 |
| Start Date: | November 2004 |
| End Date: | November 2009 |
PROJECT ÒRÉ: An Innovative Friendship Based HIV/STI Intervention for High Risk African American Females
The Project ÒRÉ intervention is a half-day community-based HIV/STI intervention program for
friendship groups of adolescents that is tailored to African American culture. The four
participating community sites will be assigned to either the Project ÒRÉ intervention or a
standard health promotion program. Sexually experienced African American adolescent females
will recruit members of their friendship group for the five-hour program. All participants
will complete questionnaires before and immediately following the programs and another one 3
months later. Immediately following the program some of the Project ÒRÉ groups will also
participate in a focus group to provide feedback about the program.
friendship groups of adolescents that is tailored to African American culture. The four
participating community sites will be assigned to either the Project ÒRÉ intervention or a
standard health promotion program. Sexually experienced African American adolescent females
will recruit members of their friendship group for the five-hour program. All participants
will complete questionnaires before and immediately following the programs and another one 3
months later. Immediately following the program some of the Project ÒRÉ groups will also
participate in a focus group to provide feedback about the program.
A group-randomized controlled design to test the efficacy of the Project ÒRÉ intervention, a
community-based adolescent social network HIV/STI intervention tailored to African American
culture. Four community based organization sites (CBOs) will be randomly assigned to an
experimental or attention control condition. In both conditions, sexually experienced
African American adolescent females will recruit members of their friendship group for the
five-hour program. In the experimental condition, the intervention group will receive the
half-day Project ÒRÉ intervention. The attention control group will receive a standard
health promotion control program which has been used previously with similar populations.
All participants will complete pre-, post- and 3-month follow-up self-administered
questionnaires. In the experimental condition, a subset of groups will participate in a
process evaluation focus group immediately following the program.
community-based adolescent social network HIV/STI intervention tailored to African American
culture. Four community based organization sites (CBOs) will be randomly assigned to an
experimental or attention control condition. In both conditions, sexually experienced
African American adolescent females will recruit members of their friendship group for the
five-hour program. In the experimental condition, the intervention group will receive the
half-day Project ÒRÉ intervention. The attention control group will receive a standard
health promotion control program which has been used previously with similar populations.
All participants will complete pre-, post- and 3-month follow-up self-administered
questionnaires. In the experimental condition, a subset of groups will participate in a
process evaluation focus group immediately following the program.
Inclusion Criteria:
- Female
- Between the ages of 14-18
- Self-identifies as African American
- Sexually experienced
- Willing to participate in a single five-hour workshop and a one-hour follow-up
session
- Willing to nominate 2-5 close female friends ages 14-21 to participate in the study
with her
- Lives in the experimental intervention community
- Ability to obtain permission from parent or legal guardian and assent from minors or
consent from those above age of majority
Exclusion Criteria:
- Individual reports predominantly same gender sexual behavior
- Recent homelessness
- Visibly distraught or unstable (i.e. suicidal, manic, exhibiting violent behavior,
etc.)
- Intoxicated or under the influence of psychoactive agents
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