Friday, September 27, 2002: 3:00 PM-4:30 PM | |||
Reducing HIV Risk Among African-American and Latino Populations: Innovations and Findings from Nursing Research | |||
| Despite advances in the prevention and treatment science the incidence of HIV/AIDS is increasing in certain populations. Specifically, HIV rates have continued to rise disproportionately in Latino and African-American women and adolescents. The major mode of transmission for these populations is unprotected heterosexual intercourse. A growing body of evidence indicates that behavioral interventions are likely to be effective if they are based on an explicit theoretical framework, provide skills practice, and are tailored to the race/ethnicity of the study population. Despite these recommendations there have been few behavioral interventions that have been developed and tested with African American and Latino women and adolescents. The purpose of this symposia is to provide the state of the science in HIV interventions with Latino and African American women and adolescents. The four presentations are based on NIH funded randomized clinical trials with these populations. Common elements in these presentations will include strategies to tailor interventions to the target population, recruitment and retention issue and strategies, findings, and lessons learned. Given the significance of HIV among African American and Latino women and adolescents and the limited number of tested interventions with these populations, this symposia provides unprecedented research from which to develop effective research and practice innovations to address this growing problem. | |||
| Organizer: | Antonia M. Villarruel, PhD, RN, FAAN, Associate Professor; Director, Center for Health Promotion | ||
| Mother-son HIV risk-reduction program Emma J. Brown, PhD, RN, CS, Associate Professor, Loretta S. Jemmott, PhD, RN, FAAN, Professor, Director Center for Urban Health Research | |||
| A randomized controlled trial of brief behavioral STD/HIV prevention interventions for African American women in primary care settings: Effects on STD incidence Loretta S. Jemmott, PhD, RN, FAAN, Professor, Director Center for Urban Health Research, John B Jemmott, Professor, Kenneth B. Clarke Chair, Annenberg School of Communications | |||
| HIV Risk Reduction Intervention for US Latinas Nilda (Nena) Peragallo, DrPH, RN, FAAN, Associate Professor, Bruce R. DeForge, PhD, Associate Professor, Patricia O'Campo, PhD, Professor, JHUSPH | |||
| HIV Prevention Among Latino Adolescents: The Effect of Cultural Mediators Antonia M. Villarruel, PhD, RN, FAAN, Associate Professor; Director, Center for Health Promotion, Loretta S. Jemmott, PhD, RN, FAAN, Professor, Director Center for Urban Health Research, John B Jemmott, Professor, Kenneth B. Clarke Chair, Annenberg School of Communications | |||
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