A Quasi-Experimental Evaluation of a Community-Based HIV Prevention Intervention for Mexican American Female Adolescents: The SHERO's Program

Autor/inn/en	Harper, Gary W.; Bangi, Audrey K.; Sanchez, Bernadette; Doll, Mimi; Pedraza, Ana
Titel	A Quasi-Experimental Evaluation of a Community-Based HIV Prevention Intervention for Mexican American Female Adolescents: The SHERO's Program
Quelle	In: AIDS Education and Prevention, 21 (2009) 5, S.109-123 (15 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0899-9546
DOI	10.1521/aeap.2009.21.5_supp.109
Schlagwörter	Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS); Intervention; Sexual Abuse; Mexican Americans; Prevention; Sexually Transmitted Diseases; Risk; Adolescents; Data Analysis; Sexuality; Self Esteem; Contraception; Females; Measures (Individuals); Program Evaluation + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Sexueller Missbrauch; Hispanoamerikaner; Prävention; Vorbeugung; Sexual transmitted disease; Geschlechtskrankheit; Risiko; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Auswertung; Sexualität; Self-esteem; Selbstaufmerksamkeit; Empfängnisverhütung; Weibliches Geschlecht; Messdaten; Programme evaluation; Programmevaluation
Abstract	This article describes a quasi-experimental evaluation of a community-based, culturally and ecologically tailored HIV prevention intervention for Mexican American female adolescents grounded in the AIDS risk reduction model. A total of 378 Mexican American female adolescents (mean age = 15.2) participated in either the nine-session SHERO's (a female-gendered version of the word "hero") intervention or a single session information-only HIV prevention intervention. Assessment data were collected at pretest, posttest, and 2-month follow up. Significant improvements across all time points were revealed on measures of self-esteem, condom attitudes, beliefs regarding a woman's control of her sexuality, beliefs regarding sexual assault, perceived peer norms, and HIV/AIDS and STI knowledge. At posttest SHERO's participants were more likely to carry condoms and to report abstaining from vaginal sex in the previous 2 months; and at 2-month follow up they reported using condoms more often in the preceding 2 months and planned on using them more frequently in the coming 2 months. Findings support the development of community-based adolescent HIV prevention interventions that address culturally specific ecological factors. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10