All4You! A randomized trial of an HIV, other STDs, and pregnancy prevention intervention for alternative school students.
This study evaluated All4You!, a theoretically based curriculum designed to reduce sexual risk behaviors associated with HIV, other STDs, and unintended pregnancy among students in alternative schools. The study featured a randomized controlled trial involving 24 community day schools in northern California. A cohort of 988 students was assessed four times during an 18-month period using a self report questionnaire. At the 6-month follow-up, the intervention reduced the frequency of intercourse without a condom during the previous 3 months, the frequency of intercourse without a condom with steady partners, and the number of times students reported having intercourse in the previous 3 months. It also increased condom use at last intercourse. These behavioral effects were no longer statistically significant at the 12- and 18-month follow-ups. The All4You! intervention was effective in reducing selected sexual risk behaviors among students in alternative school settings; however, the effects were modest and short term.
Coyle
Karin K
KK
ETR Associates, Scotts Valley, CA 95066, USA. karinc@etr.org
Kirby
Douglas B
DB
Robin
Leah E
LE
Banspach
Stephen W
SW
Baumler
Elizabeth
E
Glassman
Jill R
JR
D000293:Adolescent; D002140:California; D017280:Condoms; D003479:Curriculum; D004519:Education, Special; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000517:prevention & control*; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011247:Pregnancy; D049168:Pregnancy, Unplanned; D012309:Risk-Taking; D012725:Sexual Behavior; D012749:Sexually Transmitted Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control*; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology*