- Collection:
- Atlanta University and Clark Atlanta University Theses and Dissertations
- Title:
- A program evaluation of an HIV risk education program on the sexual behavior among adolescent females, 2005
- Creator:
- Jenkins, Lynette R.
- Date of Original:
- 2005-05-01
- Subject:
- Degrees, Academic
Dissertations, Academic - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798
- Medium:
- theses
dissertations - Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) is one ofthe deadliest diseases ever known to mankind. This disease was once thought to be isolated to the homosexual community. This prior misconception has since been proven false. AIDS is spread primarily through sexual contact and intravenous drug use. Those at high risk for contracting the disease are people who have sex with multiple partners. Demographic characteristics ofthis group consisted ofage, level ofeducation, marital status, income, employment status, and religious affiliation. In G. Hines' Helping Youth with Sex Education (1992), a preliminary analysis ofcondom use versus other methods ofprotection indicated that 57.6 percent ofAfrican-American women, 29.7 percent Hispanic women and 54.8 percent ofwhite women in the sample used some form ofprotection in their most recent sexual encounter. The stark increase in AIDS cases among black women is increasingly alarming when adolescent girls are considered. This intervention based study provided an HIV risk prevention-training program to groups ofadolescent females within the minority community. The purpose ofthe program intervention was to assess its ability to reduce their participation in risky behavior. The behavior targeted by the program was unprotected sexual intercourse with multiple sex partners. The study employed a time-series study design. The target population was minority girls aged 14-16 who are sexually active. The intervention is an eight-week training session using a group ofvolunteers. Participants voluntarily attended the training sessions as well as the follow-up assessments. The analysis ofthe data revealed that the participants reported a 30% reduction in risky sexual behavior. In addition, 40% ofthe participants reported an increase use in condoms and a 20% reduction in multiple sexual partners. The results ofthis study were favorable and indicate that such education programs could be beneficial to reducing the spread ofHIV among black women.
Degree type: thesis
Degree name: Master of Social Work (MSW)
Granting institution: Clark Atlanta University
Department: School of Social Work - Metadata URL:
- http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/cau.td:2005_jenkins_lynette_r
- Holding Institution:
- Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library
- Rights:
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