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Publication Date: 2011-Jun
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The "Healthy Teen Girls Project": Comparison of Health Education and STD Risk Reduction Intervention for Incarcerated Adolescent Females
Robertson, Angela R.; St. Lawrence, Janet; Morse, David T.; Baird-Thomas, Connie; Liew, Hui; Gresham, Kathleen
Health Education & Behavior, v38 n3 p241-250 Jun 2011
Adolescent girls incarcerated in a state reformatory (N = 246) were recruited and assigned to an 18-session health education program or a time-equivalent HIV prevention program. Cohorts were assigned to conditions using a randomized block design separated by a washout period to reduce contamination. Post intervention, girls in the HIV risk reduction program demonstrated the acquisition of risk-reduction behavioral skills and improved condom application skill. At a follow-up assessment approximately 9 months after release from the correctional facility, girls in both conditions reported fewer unprotected sexual intercourse occasions and less sex while under the influence of alcohol or other drugs. (Contains 3 tables.)
Descriptors: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), Intervention, Health Education, Females, Prevention, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Risk, Adolescents, Contraception, Correctional Institutions, Institutionalized Persons, Behavior Change, Health Behavior, Drinking, Drug Use, Program Effectiveness
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