| Autor: |
Schinke, Steven P., Orlandi, Mario A., Forgey, Mary Ann, Rugg, Deborah L., Douglas, Kathy A. |
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Research on Social Work Practice; Jul92, Vol. 2 Issue 3, p364-379, 16p |
| Abstrakt: |
This article addresses the need for multicomponent, school-based intervention strategies to prevent HIV and sexually transmitted diseases (STD) among adolescents in the U.S. About 1 million citizens are infected with HIV and by 1993 the country may have as many 500,000 cases of AIDS according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control. Of the various means available for helping adolescents reduce their risk for HIV and STD infections, few offer more hope than preventive interventions based on behavioral science theory. Several prevention programs have successfully modified youth's behavior in school settings. By applying social skills training in schools, researchers have established the efficacy of preventive interventions in lowering students' risk for health problems related to life-style, sexual promiscuity and drug and alcohol use. Particularly promising are interventions that engage schools, parents and communities. To further develop multicomponent, school-based interventions for preventing HIV and STD among adolescents, clinical investigators need to collect more empiric data and build on existing behavioral science theories. A planned sequence of process and formative outcome evaluation must accompany every stage of intervention delivery. Such a process should be used to determine the effects, costs and limitations of the resulting approach so that effective components can be continued and strengthened and ineffective and inefficient components can be eliminated quickly. |
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Complementary Index |
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