The Effectiveness of a Community-Level HIV/STD Prevention Program in a Three-County Rural Area

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ID13853926
AuthorsLaura Anderko (0000-0002-1818-8537, Northern Illinois University, corresponding author), Mary Uscian (Northern Illinois University)
Year2000
Volume23
Issue3
Pages46-58
Publication date2000-10-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueFamily & Community Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0160-6379 • E-ISSN: 1550-5057
PublisherLippincott Williams & Wilkins (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1097/00003727-200010000-00006
OpenAlexW2328310539
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited12

Limited health care resources and increasing lifetime costs of treating human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/sexually transmitted disease (STD) patients can devastate rural communities. However, little is known about sexual risk behaviors of rural youth and effective strategies for reducing risks. Administrators of the TriCounty Community Health Center, a nursing center that serves a three-county rural area in northwestern Illinois, designed a community-level HIV/STD prevention program targeted for college-aged students. This prevention program emphasized the acquisition of knowledge, motivation, and behavioral skills for performing specific HIV/STD prevention acts. Results showed improved knowledge and preventive behaviors as long as one year following the interventions

Environmental health · Family medicine · Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV · Program evaluation · Psychological intervention · Rural area · Sexually transmitted disease · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health · Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations · HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions · Medicine · Nursing · Gerontology

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