HIV Infections
Conditions
Keywords
HIV prevention, HIV seronegativity
Brief summary
One subgroup of adolescents at particular risk for HIV is those with psychiatric disorders. Furthermore, those with histories of sexual abuse have been found to have riskier attitudes, poorer sexual communication skills, and less consistent condom use than non-abused peers. This study implemented and evaluated interventions for adolescents in intensive psychiatric treatment settings, particularly those with histories of sexual abuse. It is hypothesized that those participating in the intervention that addresses affect management and cognitive monitoring strategies will show fewer HIV-risk related behaviors and attitudes at posttest than peers in an information-based intervention.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALgroup intervention
13-session intervention
Sponsors
Rhode Island Hospital
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
13 Years to 19 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Adolescent attending therapeutic school
Exclusion criteria
* Adolescent is HIV positive * Adolescent is developmentally delayed * Adolescent is pregnant * Adolescent has a history of sexual crime
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| condom use | 1 year |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| scores on HIV knowledge questionnaire | 1 year |
| number of sexual partners | 1 year |
| scores on measure of attitudes toward condom use | 1 year |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed