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The Community-based Participatory Intervention Effect of “HIV-RAAP”
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Jul 2012
Source: Am J Health Behav. 36(4):555-568. -
Alternative Title:Am J Health Behav
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Description:Objectives
To design and test HIV-RAAP (HIV/AIDS Risk Reduction Among Heterosexually Active African American Men and Women: A Risk Reduction Prevention Intervention) a coeducational, culture- and gender-sensitive community-based participatory HIV risk reduction intervention.
Methods
A community-based participatory research process included intervention development and implementation of a 7-session coeducational curriculum conducted over 7 consecutive weeks.
Results
The results indicated a significant intervention effect on reducing sexual behavior risk (P=0.02), improving HIV risk knowledge (P=0.006), and increasing sexual partner conversations about HIV risk reduction (P= 0.001).
Conclusions
The HIV-RAAP intervention impacts key domains of heterosexual HIV transmission.
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Pubmed ID:22488405
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Pubmed Central ID:PMC3457782
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