ArticleAIDS and behavior2016
Feasibility of Using Soccer and Job Training to Prevent Drug Abuse and HIV.
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24 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Interventions addressing the adolescent HIV continuum of care in South Africa: a systematic review and modified Delphi analysis.BMJ open · 2022Pooled it
- Psychosocial interventions for reducing alcohol consumption in sub-Saharan African settings: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Addiction (Abingdon, England) · 2021Pooled it
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- Inclusion of a Parental Component in a Sports-Based HIV Prevention Program for Dominican Youth.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
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- Psychosocial correlates of self-reported HIV among youth in the slums of Kampala.BMC public health · 2019Article
- Acceptability of HIV testing for men attending televised football venues in Uganda.BMC public health · 2019Article
- The Experiences of Young Men, Their Families, and Their Coaches Following a Soccer and Vocational Training Intervention to Prevent HIV and Drug Abuse in South Africa.AIDS education and prevention : official publication of the International Society for AIDS Education · 2019Article
- Strategies to Treat and Prevent HIV in the United States for Adolescents and Young Adults: Protocol for a Mixed-Methods Study.JMIR research protocols · 2019Article
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Abstract
Many young, South African men use alcohol and drugs and have multiple partners, but avoid health care settings-the primary site for delivery of HIV intervention activities. To identify the feasibility of engaging men in HIV testing and reducing substance use with soccer and vocational training programs. In two Cape Town neighborhoods, all unemployed men aged 18-25 years were recruited and randomized by neighborhood to: (1) an immediate intervention condition with access to a soccer program, random rapid diagnostic tests (RDT) for alcohol and drug use, and an opportunity to enter a vocational training program (n = 72); or (2) a delayed control condition (n = 70). Young men were assessed at baseline and 6 months later by an independent team. Almost all young men in the two neighborhoods participated (98 %); 85 % attended at least one practice (M = 42.3, SD = 34.4); 71 % typically attended practice. Access to job training was provided to the 35 young men with the most on-time arrivals at practice, drug-free RDT, and no red cards for violence. The percentage of young men agreeing to complete RDT at soccer increased significantly over time; RDTs with evidence of alcohol and drug use decreased over time. At the pre-post assessments, the frequency of substance use decreased; and employment and income increased in the immediate condition compared to the delayed condition. HIV testing rates, health care contacts, sexual behaviors, HIV knowledge, condom use and attitudes towards women were similar over time. Alternative engagement strategies are critical pathways to prevent HIV among young men. This feasibility study shows that soccer and job training offer such an alternative, and suggest that a more robust evaluation of this intervention strategy be pursued.
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