在丹佛地区一所高中为拉丁裔青少年实施一项基于文化的降低艾滋病性传播风险项目。
The implementation of a culturally based HIV sexual risk reduction program for Latino youth in a Denver area high school.
作者信息
Mueller Trisha E, Castaneda Charlene Angel, Sainer Shannon, Martinez Donna, Herbst Jeffrey H, Wilkes Aisha L, Villarruel Antonia M
机构信息
Division of Reproductive Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Atlanta, GA 30341, USA.
出版信息
AIDS Educ Prev. 2009 Oct;21(5 Suppl):164-70. doi: 10.1521/aeap.2009.21.5_supp.164.
In the United States, Latino youth experience disproportionately higher rates of teen pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections (STIs) than non-Latino Whites. As a result, organizations serving Latino youth seek culturally appropriate evidence-based prevention programs that promote sexual abstinence and condom use. Cuídate! is an efficacious HIV sexual risk reduction program for Latino youth aged 13-18. The program incorporates cultural beliefs that are common among Latino youth and associated with sexual risk behavior, and uses these beliefs to frame abstinence and condom use as culturally accepted and effective ways to prevent unintended pregnancy and STIs, including HIV/AIDS. Cuídate! has been successfully delivered in community agencies and after-school programs but has not been integrated into an existing school curriculum. This brief case study describes efforts to implement Cuídate! in a predominantly Latino urban high school in Denver. Ninety-three youth participated in the program from October 2007 to May 2008. Cuídate! was adapted to accommodate the typical class period by delivering program content over a larger number of sessions and extending the total amount of time of the program to allow for additional activities. Major challenges of program implementation included student recruitment and the "opt in" policy for participation. Despite these challenges, Cuídate! was implemented with minor adaptations in a school setting.
在美国,拉丁裔青少年的青少年怀孕率和性传播感染(STIs)比非拉丁裔白人高得多。因此,为拉丁裔青少年服务的组织寻求符合文化背景的循证预防项目,以促进性禁欲和避孕套使用。Cuídate! 是一项针对13至18岁拉丁裔青少年的有效降低HIV性风险项目。该项目纳入了拉丁裔青少年中常见且与性风险行为相关的文化信仰,并利用这些信仰将禁欲和避孕套使用构建为预防意外怀孕和性传播感染(包括HIV/AIDS)的文化上可接受且有效的方式。Cuídate! 已在社区机构和课后项目中成功开展,但尚未纳入现有的学校课程。本简短案例研究描述了在丹佛一所主要为拉丁裔学生的城市高中实施Cuídate! 的努力。2007年10月至2008年5月,93名青少年参与了该项目。Cuídate! 进行了调整,通过增加课程节数和延长项目总时长以容纳典型的课时安排,从而能够开展更多活动。项目实施的主要挑战包括学生招募和参与的“选择加入”政策。尽管存在这些挑战,Cuídate! 在学校环境中经过小幅调整后得以实施。