Trial reportThe Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine2021
Family Economic Empowerment, Family Social Support, and Sexual Risk-Taking Behaviors Among Adolescents Living With HIV in Uganda: The Suubi+Adherence Study.
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- Family-based sexual health interventions for adolescents in low- and middle-income countries: systematic analysis and meta-analysis.International health · 2025Pooled it
- Peer Pressure and Risk-Taking Behaviors Among Adolescent Girls in a Region Impacted by HIV/AIDS in Southwestern Uganda.The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine · 2024Trial
- Using Hierarchical Regression to Examine the Predictors of Sexual Risk-Taking Attitudes among Adolescents Living with Human Immunodeficiency Virus in Uganda.The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine · 2023Trial
- A Structural Equation Model of the Impact of a Family-Based Economic Intervention on Antiretroviral Therapy Adherence Among Adolescents Living With HIV in Uganda.The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine · 2023Trial
- Economic Empowerment, HIV Risk Behavior, and Mental Health Among School-Going Adolescent Girls in Uganda: Longitudinal Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial, 2017‒2022.American journal of public health · 2023Trial
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- The Impact of Group-Based Interventions on Emotional and Behavioral Difficulties among Adolescents Living with HIV: The Suubi4Stigma Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of child and family studies · 2025Article
- Socio-Behavioural Barriers to Viral Suppression in the Older Adult Population in Rural South Africa.AIDS and behavior · 2024Article
- Family Factors and Gender Norms as Protective Factors Against Sexual Risk-Taking Behaviors Among Adolescent Girls in Southern Uganda.Global social welfare : research, policy & practice · 2024Article
- Sexual Health Behaviors and Knowledge Among Ugandan Adolescent Girls: Implications for Advancing Comprehensive Sexual Health Education Technology.Child & youth care forum · 2023Article
- Assessing the Feasibility of Economic Approaches to Prevent Substance Abuse Among Adolescents: Protocol for a Mixed Methods Study.JMIR research protocols · 2023Article
- Prevention and Management of Risky Behaviors in Adolescents, Focusing on Suicide, Substance Use, and Risky Sexual Behaviors through Empowerment Programs: A Narrative Review.Iranian journal of nursing and midwifery researchReview
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Abstract
purposeThis study examined the effect of a family economic empowerment (EE) intervention and family support on sexual risk-taking behaviors among adolescents living with HIV in rural Uganda.
methodsWe used data from the Suubi + Adherence study, a longitudinal cluster randomized clinical trial of 702 adolescents living with HIV aged 10-16 years. Participants were randomly assigned to either the control arm (n = 358) receiving bolstered standard of care or a treatment arm (n = 344) receiving bolstered standard of care plus the family EE intervention. We used mixed-effects models to examine the effect of the EE intervention and family support on sexual risk-taking behaviors at the baseline, 12 months, and 24 months after intervention initiation.
resultsAdolescents in both the intervention and control groups did not differ significantly in their sexual risk-taking attitudes at the baseline and over the 24-month follow-up period. Higher levels of caregiver social support were significantly associated with a decrease in attitudes toward sexual risk-taking (ß = -.40, 95%CI = -.51, -.29). More frequent parent-child communication was significantly associated with increased negative sexual risk-taking attitudes (ß = .21, 95%CI = .16, .26).
conclusionsAlthough we find no direct relationship between family EE and attitudes related to sexual risk-taking behaviors, we find that a supportive family environment can promote positive attitudes related to sexual risk-taking behaviors. The effectiveness of sexual risk reduction interventions would be enhanced by engaging families and strengthening supportive relationships between adolescents and their caregivers.
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