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Randomized Controlled Trial
. 2014 Oct;37(5):912-20.
doi: 10.1007/s10865-013-9551-4. Epub 2013 Dec 24.

Added benefits: reduced depressive symptom levels among African-American female adolescents participating in an HIV prevention intervention

Jennifer L Brown  1 , Jessica M Sales, Andrea L Swartzendruber, Michael D Eriksen, Ralph J DiClemente, Eve S Rose
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Randomized Controlled Trial

Added benefits: reduced depressive symptom levels among African-American female adolescents participating in an HIV prevention intervention

Jennifer L Brown et al. J Behav Med. 2014 Oct.

Abstract

Adolescents experience elevated depressive symptoms which health promotion interventions may reduce. This study investigated whether HIV prevention trial participation decreased depressive symptoms among African-American female adolescents. Adolescents (N = 701; M age = 17.6) first received a group-delivered HIV prevention intervention and then either 12 sexual health (intervention condition) or 12 general health (comparison condition) phone counseling contacts over 24 months. ACASI assessments were conducted at baseline, and at 6-, 12-, 18-, and 24-months post-baseline. Linear generalized estimating equations were used to detect percent relative change in depressive symptoms. Participants reported a 2.7% decrease in depressive symptoms (p = 0.001) at each assessment. Intervention participants endorsed an additional 3.6% decrease in depressive symptoms (p = 0.058). Trial participation was associated with reduced depressive symptomatology, particularly among those receiving personalized sexual health counseling. HIV prevention interventions may benefit from incorporating additional content to address adolescents' mental health needs.

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Depressive symptom levels by experimental condition. Notes. Mean and standard error bars are depicted by experimental condition at each assessment point.
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