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The effect of tailoring a model HIV prevention program for local adolescent target audiences
M G Kennedy1, Y Mizuno, R Hoffman
1Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention, National Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA. mbk5@cdc.gov
Abstract:
In five U.S. sites (Nashville, Tennessee; Newark, New Jersey; northern Virginia; Phoenix, Arizona; and Sacramento, California), HIV risk-reduction workshops were mounted as a part of the Prevention Marketing Initiative (PMI). In four of the five sites, the workshop curriculum was a version of Be Proud! Be Responsible! (Jemmott, Jemmott, & McCaffree, 1996) that had been tailored to fit the needs of local target audiences. This article describes the evaluation of the PMI workshops. Protective effects on several behavioral determinants and behavioral outcome measures were observed 1 month after the workshops. Based on the overall pattern of results, it was concluded that the PMI workshops reduced the likelihood of unprotected sex among participants. The intervention developed by Jemmott and colleagues appears to have retained its effectiveness after it was tailored to meet perceived local needs.
