A review of HIV prevention interventions for juvenile offenders.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To conduct a critical review of all HIV prevention intervention studies conducted with adolescents in juvenile justice settings to inform future intervention development.

Method

PubMed and PsycInfo database searches were conducted for peer-reviewed, published HIV prevention intervention studies with juvenile offenders.

Results

Sixteen studies were identified (N = 3,700 adolescents). Half of the projects utilized rigorous methodologies to determine intervention effect on behavior change, such as conducting a randomized controlled trial (n = 8). Nine studies reported behaviors at least 3 months post-intervention and five out of nine showed decreases in sexual risk behavior.

Conclusions

Several HIV prevention programs with juvenile offenders have led to

SUBMITTER: Tolou-Shams M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2902828 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature