Hip-hop to prevent substance use and HIV among African-American youth: a preliminary investigation.
Substance use and HIV risk behaviors are increasing among African-American youth. Interventions that incorporate youth values and beliefs are needed to reduce this trajectory. Hip-hop plays an important role in the lives of many African-American youth and provides a context within which to prevent risky behaviors. The current study examines the efficacy of a hip-hop based substance use and HIV preventive intervention that targets African-American middle-school youth. The sample consists of 68 middle-school students who completed baseline and 6-month follow-up assessments. Findings suggest that students in the intervention group were significantly more likely to have higher knowledge of perception of drug risk and more knowledge about HIV/AIDS compared to students in the comparison group at the 6-month post-intervention assessment. Discussion is centered on implications of hip-hop as a viable approach for preventing substance use and HIV within a high-risk group.
Turner-Musa
Jocelyn O
JO
Department of Psychology, Morgan State University, Baltimore, MD 21251, USA. jocelyn.turnermusa@morgan.edu
Rhodes
Warren A
WA
Harper
P Thandi Hicks
PT
Quinton
Sylvia L
SL
D000293:Adolescent; D001741:Black or African American; D002648:Child; D003625:Data Collection; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009146:Music; D040242:Risk Reduction Behavior; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000517:prevention & control*