Reduction in Human Immunodeficiency Virus Risk Among Youth in Developing Countries

Abstract

Protective knowledge, skills, perceptions, and intentions of youth from 1 developing country can be significantly improved by youth intervention delivered through the schools. Longer follow-up is needed to determine if risk behaviors will be reduced and how long protective results will be sustained.

Assessing the Effects of a Complementary Parent Intervention and Prior Exposure to a Preadolescent Program of HIV Risk Reduction for Mid-Adolescents

“…This finding that BFOOY plus CImPACT confers additional benefits beyond the effects of BFOOY only is consistent with our experience in the United States, 2,30 with the FOYC grade-6 trial in The Bahamas, 29,33,34 and with the literature on the role of parents in adolescent decision-making and risk reduction. 18---20,35 The protective impact gained from including parents in adolescent risk reduction interventions potentially imposes a logistical and resource burden on implementing agencies.…”

“…An ongoing story throughout the sessions focuses on a fictional family to contextualize decision-making and the importance of carefully considering the long-term consequences of actions. 29 A decision-making model (Stop, Options, Decision, Action [SODA]) is accentuated throughout FOYC and BFOOY to provide guidance and practice in consequential thinking and action. Multiple exercises illustrating different communication styles emphasize the effective delivery of a message and the need to listen.…”

HIV Prevention Among African American Youth: How Well Have Evidence-Based Interventions Addressed Key Theoretical Constructs?

“…Further, the Theorists' Workshop called for the development of guidelines to serve as the basis for developing skills measures. While several studies have attempted to measure the effect of teaching condom skills on subsequent condom use [22,96,97], this area is still underrepresented in the literature. More research is needed to better understand the relationship between skills and sexual risk behavior outcomes of African American youth.…”

Effects of a Community-Based HIV Risk Reduction Intervention Among HIV-Positive Individuals: Results of a Quasi-Experimental Study in Nepal

“…The Cronbach alpha of the respective scales ranged from 0.59 to 0.89. The questions were developed based on previous studies (Deveaux et al, 2007;Gong et al, 2009;Houlding & Davidson, 2003;Kaljee et al, 2005;Lin et al, 2010).…”

“…Then, they re-reviewed the scientific literature on the results of HIV prevention interventions among HIV-positive individuals (Fisher et al, 2004;Kalichman et al, 2001;Richardson et al, 2004;Team, 2007;Wingood et al, 2004) as well as other populations (Deveaux et al, 2007;DiClemente et al, 2004;Gong et al, 2009;Kaljee et al, 2005;Morrison et al, 2007) and revised the contents and the methods of the draft curriculum.…”