The Impact of Perceived Group Support on the Effectiveness of an HIV Prevention Intervention for African American Women

Autor/inn/en	Belgrave, Faye Z.; Corneille, Maya; Hood, Kristina; Foster-Woodson, Julia; Fitzgerald, Angela
Titel	The Impact of Perceived Group Support on the Effectiveness of an HIV Prevention Intervention for African American Women
Quelle	In: Journal of Black Psychology, 36 (2010) 2, S.127-143 (17 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0095-7984
DOI	10.1177/0095798409356686
Schlagwörter	Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS); Intervention; Females; Prevention; Sexually Transmitted Diseases; Social Support Groups; Relevance (Education); Health Behavior; Attitudes; Drinking; Drug Abuse; African Americans; Adults; Peer Teaching; Attitude Change; Pretests Posttests; Age Differences; Interpersonal Relationship; Educational Attainment + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Weibliches Geschlecht; Prävention; Vorbeugung; Sexual transmitted disease; Geschlechtskrankheit; Social support; Soziale Unterstützung; Relevance; Relevanz; Health behaviour; Gesundheitsverhalten; Attitude; Einstellung; Verhalten; Trinken; Afroamerikaner; Peer group teaching; Peer Group Teaching; Attitudinal change; Einstellungsänderung; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Interpersonal relation; Interpersonal relations; Interpersonelle Beziehung; Zwischenmenschliche Beziehung; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut
Abstract	The enormous HIV/AIDS disparity among African American women and women in other ethnic groups dictates the need to implement the most effective HIV prevention interventions. This study examined the impact of perceived group support on HIV protective behaviors (i.e., attitudes and behaviors related to condom use, alcohol, and drugs) of African American women participating in an HIV prevention intervention. Participants were 398 heterosexual, unmarried African American women older than 18 years who agreed to participate in Sisters Informing Sisters on Topics about AIDS, a widely used HIV prevention program for African American women. Regression analyses revealed that higher perceived support contributed to (1) higher condom negotiation efficacy, (2) higher condom use efficacy, (3) consistent condom use for sexually active participants, (4) higher perception of drug harmfulness, and (5) drug disapproval at posttest. These effects were found while controlling for pretest measures of condom and drug attitudes and use along with age, partner status, length of relationship, and education. The findings suggest that HIV intervention efforts should attend to ways in which women receive and provide support to one another. (Contains 2 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10