Dianne Morrison?Beedy|Sheryl H. Jones|Yinglin Xia|Xin Tu|Hugh F. Crean|Michael P. Carey
Reducing Sexual Risk Behavior in Adolescent Girls: Results From a Randomized Controlled Trial
University of South Florida|University of Rochester|University of Rochester Medical Center|University of Rochester|University of Rochester|Miriam Hospital|Brown University
purpose teenage girls lowincome urban settings elevated risk hiv sexually transmitted infections unintended pregnancies purpose study evaluate efficacy sexual riskreduction srr intervention supplemented postintervention booster sessions targeting lowincome urban sexually active teenage girls method randomized controlled trial sexually active urban adolescent girls n 738 recruited midsize northeastern us city randomized theorybased srr intervention structurally equivalent health promotion control group assessments behavioral data collected using audio computerassisted selfinterview baseline 3 6 12 months postintervention interventions included four smallgroup sessions two booster sessions results relative girls control group girls receiving srr intervention likely sexually abstinent sexually active showed decreases total episodes vaginal sex followups b number unprotected vaginal sex acts 3 12 months c total number sex partners 6 months medical record audits girls recruited clinical setting n 322 documented 50 reduction positive pregnancy tests 12 months conclusions theorybased behavioral interventions tailored adolescent girls help reduce sexual risk may also reduce unintended pregnancies although sexually active enrollment many girls receiving intervention likely practice secondary abstinence continued refinement srr interventions girls needed ensure feasible appealing effective