Trial reportThe Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine2013
Reducing sexual risk behavior in adolescent girls: results from a randomized controlled trial.
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- Pooled it
- Interventions to reduce risk for sexually transmitted infections in adolescents: A meta-analysis of trials, 2008-2016.PloS one · 2018Pooled it
- The Effectiveness of HIV Prevention Interventions in Socioeconomically Disadvantaged Ethnic Minority Women: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.American journal of public health · 2017Pooled it
- Theory-based interventions for contraception.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2016Pooled it
- Interventions for preventing unintended pregnancies among adolescents.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2016Pooled it
- Behavioral interventions for improving condom use for dual protection.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2013Pooled it
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- Using Media Literacy Education for Adolescent Sexual Health Promotion in Middle School: Randomized Control Trial of Media Aware.Journal of health communication · 2018Trial
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- Philippine Clinical Practice Guidelines for Periodic Health Examination: Lifestyle Interventions for Adults and Adolescents.Acta medica Philippina · 2026Article
- "We are mothers, sisters, and lovers too": Examining young Black women's experiences navigating sex and sexual health.American journal of community psychology · 2024Article
- Adolescent Preferences for a Pediatric Primary Care-based Sexually Transmitted Infection and HIV Prevention Intervention.The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine · 2024Article
- Systematic review: risk sexual behavior, sexually transmitted infections, and adolescent pregnancy prevention interventions.Journal of public health in Africa · 2023Article
- Interventions to prevent unintended pregnancies among adolescents: a rapid overview of systematic reviews.Systematic reviews · 2023Review
- Evaluation of community-based health promotion interventions in children and adolescents in high-income countries: a scoping review on strategies and methods used.BMC public health · 2023Article
- Effects of preconception care and periconception interventions on maternal nutritional status and birth outcomes in low- and middle-income countries: A systematic review.Campbell systematic reviews · 2021Review
- Pilot Study of the Adaptation of an Alcohol, Tobacco, and Illicit Drug Use Intervention for Vulnerable Urban Young Adults.Frontiers in public health · 2020Article
- Making a Case for Integrating Evidence-Based Sexual Risk Reduction and Mental Health Interventions for Adolescent Girls.Issues in mental health nursing · 2019Article
- Brief Motivational Interviewing Delivered by Clinician or Computer to Reduce Sexual Risk Behaviors in Adolescents: Acceptability Study.Journal of medical Internet research · 2019Article
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6 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
purposeTeenage girls in low-income urban settings are at an elevated risk for HIV, sexually transmitted infections, and unintended pregnancies. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of a sexual risk-reduction (SRR) intervention, supplemented with postintervention booster sessions, targeting low-income, urban, sexually active teenage girls.
methodRandomized controlled trial in which sexually active urban adolescent girls (n = 738) recruited in a midsize northeastern U.S. city were randomized to a theory-based SRR intervention or to a structurally equivalent health promotion control group. Assessments and behavioral data were collected using audio computer-assisted self-interview at baseline, then at 3, 6, and 12 months postintervention. Both interventions included four small-group sessions and two booster sessions.
resultsRelative to girls in the control group, girls receiving the SRR intervention were more likely to be sexually abstinent; if sexually active, they showed decreases in (a) total episodes of vaginal sex at all follow-ups, (b) number of unprotected vaginal sex acts at 3 and 12 months, and (c) total number of sex partners at 6 months. Medical record audits for girls recruited from a clinical setting (n = 322) documented a 50% reduction in positive pregnancy tests at 12 months.
conclusionsTheory-based behavioral interventions tailored to adolescent girls can help to reduce sexual risk and may also reduce unintended pregnancies. Although sexually active at enrollment, many of the girls receiving the intervention were more likely to practice secondary abstinence. Continued refinement of SRR interventions for girls is needed to ensure they are feasible, appealing, and effective.
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