Efficacy of an HIV prevention intervention for African American adolescent girls: a randomized controlled trial.

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Authors

Ralph J. DiClemente · Emory University

Gina M. Wingood · Emory University

Kathy Harrington · University of Alabama at Birmingham

Delia L. Lang · Emory University

Susan L. Davies · University of Alabama at Birmingham

Edward W. Hook · University of Alabama at Birmingham

M. Kim Oh ·

Abstract

Interventions for African American adolescent girls that are gender-tailored and culturally congruent can enhance HIV-preventive behaviors, skills, and mediators and may reduce pregnancy and chlamydia infection.

Topics & Keywords

Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions Homelessness and Social Issues

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: PubMed

Volume 292, Issue 2, pp. 171-9

DOI: 10.1001/jama.292.2.171

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