One-Year Follow-Up Evaluation of the Sexually Transmitted Disease/Human Immunodeficiency Virus Intervention Program in a Marine Corps Sample

Abstract

Although a substantial number of studies have been conducted to evaluated the impact of various human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) prevention programs, most of them have focused on civilian populations. There is a clear need to develop and evaluated sexually transmitted diseases (STD)/HIV prevention programs designed specifically for U.S. military populations. The object of the present study was to determine whether a behavioral intervention known as the STD/HIV Intervention Program (SHIP) would have a sustained positive impact on the behavior of a sample of Marines. A 1-year follow-up telephone interview was administered to (1) Marines who participated in the SHIP course (intervention group), (2) a quasi-control group of Marines who were not exposed to SHIP course. The intervention and control groups differed significantly in the percentage of the time they had used condoms during the past year. The intervention participants reported using condoms a greater percentage of the time than the non-participants.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2000
Accession Number
ADA421106

Entities

People

  • Allyson M. Andrews
  • Patricia Gilman
  • Rahn Y. Minagawa
  • Richard A. Shaffer
  • Stephanie Booth-Kewley

Organizations

  • Naval Health Research Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Alcohol Consumption
  • Civilian Population
  • Diseases And Disorders
  • Health
  • Hiv Infections
  • Human Behavior
  • Marine Corps
  • Military Medicine
  • Military Personnel
  • Public Health
  • Schools
  • Sex
  • Sexually Transmitted Diseases
  • Students
  • Viruses

Readers

  • Infectious Disease/Epidemiology
  • Naval Personnel Management
  • Organizational Process Management (OPM).