Ralph J. DiClemente|Teaniese L. Davis|Andrea Swartzendruber|Amy M. Fasula|Lorin Boyce|Deborah Gelaude|Seymour J. Gray|James W. Hardin|Eve Rose|Monique Carry|Jessica M. Sales|Jennifer L. Brown|Michelle Staples-Horne
Efficacy of an HIV/STI Sexual Risk-Reduction Intervention for African American Adolescent Girls in Juvenile Detention Centers: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Emory University|AIDS Research Consortium of Atlanta|Emory University|AIDS Research Consortium of Atlanta|Emory University|AIDS Research Consortium of Atlanta|Centers for Disease Control and Prevention|Emory University|Centers for Disease Control and Prevention|Centers for Disease Control and Prevention|University of South Carolina|Emory University|AIDS Research Consortium of Atlanta|Centers for Disease Control and Prevention|Emory University|AIDS Research Consortium of Atlanta|Emory University|AIDS Research Consortium of Atlanta|Emory University|Georgia Department of Juvenile Justice
abstractfew hivsti interventions exist african american adolescent girls juvenile detention objective evaluate efficacy intervention reduce incident stis improve hivpreventive behaviors enhance psychosocial outcomes conducted randomized controlled trial among african american adolescent girls 1317 years n 188 juvenile detention march 2011 may 2012 assessments occurred baseline 3 6months postrandomization included audio computerassisted selfinterview condom skills assessment selfcollected vaginal swab detect chlamydia gonorrhea imara intervention included three individuallevel sessions four phone sessions expedited partner therapy offered stipositive adolescents comparison group received usual care provided detention center sti testing treatment counseling 6month assessment 3months postintervention imara participants reported higher condom use selfefficacy p 0001 hivsti knowledge p 0001 condom use skills p 0001 compared control participants significant differences observed trial conditions incident chlamydia gonorrhea infections condom use number vaginal sex partners imara detained african american adolescent girls improve condom use skills psychosocial outcomes however critical need interventions reduce sexual risk remainskeywords adolescentsafrican americansjuvenile detentioninterventionhiv