Abstract
Background: One in 25 Ugandan adolescents is HIV positive.Purpose: The aim of this study is to examine the impact of an Internet-based HIV prevention program on Information-Motivation-Behavioral skills (IMB) Model-related constructs.Methods: Three hundred and sixty-six sexually experienced and inexperienced students 13–18+ years old in Mbarara, Uganda, were randomly assigned to the five-lesson CyberSenga program or the treatment-as-usual control group. Half of the intervention participants were further randomized to a booster session. Assessments were collected at 3 and 6 months post-baseline.Results: Participants’ HIV-related information improved over time at a greater rate for the intervention groups compared to the control group. Motivation for condom use changed to a greater degree over time for the intervention group—especially those in the intervention + booster group—compared to the control group. Behavioral skills for condom use, and motivation and behavioral skills for abstinence were statistically similar over time for both groups.Conclusions: CyberSenga improves HIV preventive information and motivation to use condoms.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 473-485 |
| Number of pages | 13 |
| Journal | Annals of Behavioral Medicine |
| Volume | 49 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jun 1 2015 |
Keywords
- Adolescents
- Africa
- Developing country
- HIV prevention
- IMB model
- Internet-based
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Psychology
- Psychiatry and Mental health
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