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DiClemente, R.J., & Wingood, G.M. (1995).
Journal of the American Medical Association, 274 (16), 1271 - 1276
Description of Intervention: Social Skills Training
Social Cognitive Theory and theories of gender and power were used as models to guide the development of this social skills intervention. The intervention consisted of five weekly 2-hour group sessions led by trained African-American peer educators in the Bayview-Hunter's Point community of San Francisco, California. Each session had a specific topic and planned activities for modeling and assessing skills.
Session 1: Gender and ethnic pride. The women discussed positive attributes of being an African-American woman.
Session 2: Personal responsibility for sexual decision making. The women watched an HIV prevention video and had discussion.
Session 3: Sexual assertiveness and communication training. Role-playing exercises were used to practice managing risky sexual situations.
Session 4: Condom use. The women concentrated on building skills and changing social norms for proper condom use.
Session 5: Cognitive coping skills. Participants developed skills such as sexual self-control. |
Intervention Goal(s): To determine the effects of a small group intervention to increase consistent condom use and prevent HIV infection.
Intervention Setting: Community center.§
Population: Among the 128 sexually active African-American women from an economically disadvantaged neighborhood who participated in the study, the average age was 23 years, ranging from 18-29 years.
Comparison Condition: The intervention was given to comparison participants at a later time.
Behavioral/Health Findings: Women who participated in the intervention were significantly more likely than women in the comparison condition to report consistent condom use with their partners, negotiating condom use, and not having sex when a condom was not available.
Contact:
Ralph DiClemente, PhD
Rollins School of Public Health
Emory University
1518 Clifton Road
Atlanta, GA 30022Phone: 404 727-0237
Fax: 404 727-1369
§Information obtained from related reports or author.
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This study meets CDC's HIV/AIDS Prevention Research Synthesis project criteria for relevance and methodological rigor and also has the positive and significant behavioral/health findings required for the Compendium. Date added 1/99
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