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Promoting AIDS risk reduction via behavioral training.

L R Franzini1, L M Sideman, K E Dexter

  • 1Department of Psychology, San Diego State University, CA 92182-0551.

AIDS Education and Prevention : Official Publication of the International Society for AIDS Education
|January 1, 1990
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Behavioral training significantly improved assertive behaviors for AIDS prevention among university students. This intervention enhanced safer-sex practices, including condom use and partner history inquiries.

Area of Science:

  • Psychology
  • Public Health
  • Behavioral Science

Background:

  • Unprotected sexual activity and lack of communication regarding sexual history are significant risk factors for HIV/AIDS transmission.
  • University students are a key demographic for targeted HIV/AIDS prevention strategies.
  • Assertiveness training is a potential behavioral intervention to promote safer sexual practices.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the effectiveness of a behavioral intervention in teaching assertive strategies for AIDS risk reduction.
  • To promote safer-sex behaviors among university students through assertiveness training.
  • To assess the impact of the intervention on participants' ability to engage in risk-reducing sexual behaviors.

Main Methods:

  • A sample of 79 university students (38 male, 41 female) participated in three one-hour training sessions.

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  • Intervention components included live modeling, role-playing, behavior shaping, feedback, reinforcement, assertiveness training, and an AIDS educational lecture.
  • Pre- and post-test videotaped role-plays were used to rate participants' assertive behaviors.

    • Main Results:

    • Behavioral training positively impacted participants' assertive behavior.
    • Experimental group participants demonstrated higher overall assertiveness ratings compared to control group participants.
    • The intervention led to increased assertive behaviors relevant to AIDS prevention, such as insisting on condom use and inquiring about partners' histories.

    Conclusions:

    • Brief, behaviorally-based educational interventions can effectively increase assertive behaviors crucial for AIDS prevention.
    • Assertiveness training shows promise in empowering individuals to negotiate safer sexual practices.
    • While in-session behaviors improved, the extension of these changes to real-world situations requires further investigation.