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Randomized Controlled Trial
. 2009 Dec;32(6):569-81.
doi: 10.1002/nur.20357.

Preliminary efficacy of a comprehensive HIV prevention intervention for abstinent adolescent girls: pilot study findings

Dianne Morrison-Beedy  1 , Michael P Carey, Susan M Seibold-Simpson, Yinglin Xia, Xin Tu
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Randomized Controlled Trial

Preliminary efficacy of a comprehensive HIV prevention intervention for abstinent adolescent girls: pilot study findings

Dianne Morrison-Beedy et al. Res Nurs Health. 2009 Dec.

Abstract

We developed and pilot-tested a comprehensive HIV prevention/sexual risk reduction intervention with 54 sexually abstinent girls and estimated the effect of the intervention on three antecedents of sexual risk behavior: information, motivation, and behavioral skills. Girls ages 14-18 were randomized into either (a) an AbsPlus intervention or (b) a structurally equivalent control group. Assessments were obtained at baseline and 3 months follow-up using audio computer assisted self-interview. The intervention resulted in a large effect for information (d = 1.11); small to large effects for the motivational measures (d = .34-.88), and a moderate effect for a measure of behavioral skills (d = .67). The results indicate that antecedents of sexual risk behavior change were improved by a gender-specific theoretically guided intervention.

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