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Logan-Greene, Patricia; Bascug, Erin W.; DiClemente, Ralph J.; Voisin, Dexter R. – Child & Youth Care Forum, 2021
Background: Juvenile justice-involved African American girls are considered uniformly high-risk for adverse sexual health outcomes such as sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and pregnancy; however, their sexual health statuses may be more complex. Objective: The present study assessed whether diverse subgroups of sexual risk exist and explored…
Descriptors: Delinquency, Juvenile Justice, African Americans, Females
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Quinn-Nilas, Christopher; Milhausen, Robin R.; Breuer, Rebecca; Bailey, Julia; Pavlou, Menelaos; DiClemente, Ralph J.; Wingood, Gina M. – Health Education & Behavior, 2016
This study assessed a newly developed Sexual Communication Self-Efficacy Scale designed to measure the sexual communication self-efficacy of adolescent men and women. Three-hundred and seventy-four U.K. adolescents completed this new scale, along with several other validity measures. Factor analysis revealed that the Sexual Communication…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Rating Scales, Sexuality, Construct Validity
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Card, Josefina J.; Kuhn, Tamara; Solomon, Julie; Benner, Tabitha A.; Wingood, Gina M.; DiClemente, Ralph J. – AIDS Education and Prevention, 2011
We describe development of SAHARA (SiSTAS Accessing HIV/AIDS Resources At-a-click), an innovative HIV prevention program that uses a computer to deliver an updated version of SiSTA, a widely used, effective group-level HIV prevention intervention for African American women ages 18-29. Fidelity to SiSTA's core components was achieved using: (1)…
Descriptors: Video Technology, Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), Intervention, Prevention
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Milhausen, Robin R.; DiClemente, Ralph J.; Lang, Delia L.; Spitalnick, Josh S.; Sales, Jessica McDermott; Hardin, James W. – Sex Education: Sexuality, Society and Learning, 2008
Many controversies surround sex education in the United States. One particular issue of contention is whether comprehensive sexuality education increases frequency of sexual intercourse among program participants. The current investigation examined frequency of vaginal sexual intercourse in a sample of 522 sexually experienced African-American…
Descriptors: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), Intervention, Sex Education, Females
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Milhausen, Robin R.; Crosby, Richard; Yarber, William L.; DiClemente, Ralph J.; Wingood, Gina M.; Ding, Kele – American Journal of Health Behavior, 2003
Objective: To determine differences between African American adolescents on STD/HIV sexual-risk behaviors and precursors to these risk behaviors. Methods: Six hundred sixty-three rural and 3313 nonrural adolescents who completed the 1999 YRBS Survey were selected. Results: Rural females and males were more likely to report ever having coitus and…
Descriptors: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), Contraception, Adolescents, Rural Urban Differences
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Marcelin, Louis Herns; McCoy, H. Virginia; DiClemente, Ralph J. – Journal of HIV/AIDS Prevention in Children & Youth, 2006
This study examined HIV/AIDS knowledge and beliefs in Haitian adolescents in an HIV epicenter, Miami-Dade Florida. This study examined survey data from 300 Haitian adolescents, aged 13 through 18, from both low- and middle-income neighborhoods. A sub-sample of 80 adolescents was selected for in-depth interviews and continuous observations with…
Descriptors: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), Neighborhoods, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Adolescents