TY - JOUR
T1 - Evaluation of the effect of an AIDS prevention program on high school students' sexual risk-taking behavior
AU - Hanna, Kathleen M.
AU - Hanrahan, Susan
AU - Hershey, Jean
AU - Greer, Denise
N1 - Funding Information:
This project was partially funded by a Summer Research Award, Kansas Health Foundation, through the School of Nursing, Wichita State University. Appreciation is extended to Dr. Judith Babnich and student actors, Wichita State University’s School of Performing Arts, and to Sharon Downing and the Office of Research and Evaluation, Wichita Public School System.
PY - 1997
Y1 - 1997
N2 - The study evaluated the effects of an AIDS prevention program on 179 high school students' sexual risk-taking behavior. Young actors role modeled behaviors to reduce the risk of AIDS. Sexual risk-taking behavior was assessed prior to and 3 months after attending the program. The pre-test mean sexual risk-taking score was 1.8 (SD = 3.5) with 0 to 30 as the potential range. There were significant differences between pre- and post-test sexual risk-taking behavior for the low-risk group (≤1.8), Wilcoxon (127) = -4.5, p = .000, and high-risk group (>1.8), Wilcoxon (52) = -2.2, p = .03. Findings suggest support for role modeling strategies in decreasing sexual risk-taking behavior among high school students.
AB - The study evaluated the effects of an AIDS prevention program on 179 high school students' sexual risk-taking behavior. Young actors role modeled behaviors to reduce the risk of AIDS. Sexual risk-taking behavior was assessed prior to and 3 months after attending the program. The pre-test mean sexual risk-taking score was 1.8 (SD = 3.5) with 0 to 30 as the potential range. There were significant differences between pre- and post-test sexual risk-taking behavior for the low-risk group (≤1.8), Wilcoxon (127) = -4.5, p = .000, and high-risk group (>1.8), Wilcoxon (52) = -2.2, p = .03. Findings suggest support for role modeling strategies in decreasing sexual risk-taking behavior among high school students.
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U2 - 10.3109/01460869709026875
DO - 10.3109/01460869709026875
M3 - Article
C2 - 9313439
AN - SCOPUS:0030623919
SN - 0146-0862
VL - 20
SP - 25
EP - 34
JO - Comprehensive Child and Adolescent Nursing
JF - Comprehensive Child and Adolescent Nursing
IS - 1
ER -