African American Adolescent Females: Mother-Involved HIV Risk-Reduction Intervention
Dancy, B.L.; Hsieh, Y-Li.; Crittenden, K.S.; Kennedy, A.; Spencer, B.; Ashford, D.
Journal of Hiv/Aids and Social Services 8(3): 292-307
2009
ISSN/ISBN: 1538-1501 PMID: 20090855 DOI: 10.1080/15381500903130488Document Number: 688859
African American adolescent females continue to be at disproportionate high risk for HIV infection. A repeated measures quasi-experimental comparison group design compared an HIV risk-reduction intervention delivered by mothers with an HIV risk-reduction intervention delivered by health professionals and with a health promotion intervention delivered by mothers. The three interventions were randomly assigned to one of three geographical distinct sites. A convenience sample of 553 low-income African American adolescent girls with a baseline age of 11 to 14 years participated in the study. The results revealed that over a 6-month period, compared to girls in the health promotion intervention, the girls in the HIV risk-reduction interventions had significant higher scores on HIV transmission knowledge, condom attitudes, and self-efficacy to use condoms. The implication is mothers who receive appropriate training may be able to deliver HIV risk reduction to their daughters as well as health professionals.