title: A brief HIV intervention for adolescents and young adults.
abstract: The delivery format of an HIV prevention program that had been efficacious with youths at high risk was modified from seven relatively short sessions over a one- to two-month period to three longer sessions over a one- to two-week period. In contrast to youths in the seven-session program, no change in sexual behavior was observed among those in the redesigned program at three-month follow-up. However, change was apparent in the mediators of high-risk behavior over the same period.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, University of California, Los Angeles, USA.
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Rotheram-Borus
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Murphy
authors.forename: M I
authors.initials: MI
authors.lastname: Fernandez
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Srinivasan
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior; D000328:Adult; D001521:Behavior Therapy; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012309:Risk-Taking; D012725:Sexual Behavior; D013997:Time Factors