Effectiveness of a brief condom promotion program in reducing risky sexual behaviours among African American men. Issue 2 (21st March 2012)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Kennedy, Stephen B.; Nolen, Sherry; Pan, Zhenfeng; Smith, Betty; Applewhite, Jeffrey; Vanderhoff, Kenneth J.
• Is Part Of: Journal of evaluation in clinical practice. Volume 19:Issue 2(2013)
• Page Start: 408
• Page End: 413
• Publication Date: 2012-03-21
• Subjects: Clinical medicine -- Periodicals; 616.005
• DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2753.2012.01841.x
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1356-1294

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="main" xml:lang="en"> <title>Abstract</title> <p> <bold>Rationale </bold> The prevention of human immunodeficiency virus/sexually transmitted diseases remains a significant global public health issue, especially among vulnerable populations.</p> <p> <bold>Aims and objectives </bold> To promote condom use skills among young urban African American men.</p> <p> <bold>Methods </bold> As a pilot study, a randomized controlled trial was conducted among 136 African American men aged 18–24 years recruited from urban communities in Chicago. Participants assigned to the intervention received 45–60 minutes of a one‐on‐one single‐session condom promotion program delivered by trained facilitators while those assigned to the attention‐matched comparison condition received a general health program. Longitudinally, 115 (85%) and 120 (88%) participants completed the 3‐month and 6‐month follow‐up surveys, respectively.</p> <p> <bold>Results </bold> Overall, the study results indicate that positive effects were observed from baseline to 6‐month follow‐up for intervention participants relative to comparison condition participants for prior condom use (1.23–1.82 versus 1.34–0.97); condom use intention (2.51–3.19 versus 2.69–2.21); perceived condom availability (3.44–3.72 versus 3.42–3.38); positive reasons to use condoms (2.82–3.08 versus 2.95–1.99); favourable condom use attitude (2.41–2.69 versus 2.49–1.95); barriers to condom use (1.33–0.79 versus 1.25–1.85); and negative condom use attitude (1.45–0.66 versus 1.33–1.39), respectively.</p> <p> <bold>Conclusions </bold> We conclude that a brief single‐session condom promotion program is effective in preventing high‐risk sexual behaviours among urban young adult African American men.</p> </abstract>