Study Details

Citation

Klein, C. H., Card, J. J. (2011). Preliminary efficacy of a computer-delivered HIV prevention intervention for African American teenage females. AIDS Education and Prevention, 23(6), 564-576.

Program or Component Study?
Program
Program or Component Name

SiHLE

Show Evidence of Effectiveness
No
Study Rating and Explanation
High —

Random assignment study that met all criteria for a high rating; findings show no positive, statistically significant impact on a relevant behavioral outcome measure for either the full sample or key subgroup

Program Information

Program Type
Sexual health education
Program Length
Fewer than 10 sessions

Evaluation Setting

Evaluation Setting
After school

Study Sample

Average Age Group
14 to 17
Majority Racial/Ethnic Group
African American or Black
Gender
Young women

Research Design

Assignment Method
Randomized controlled trial
Sample Size

178

Number of Follow-Ups

1

Length of Last Follow-Up

3

Year of Last Data Collection
2010 (Imputed to year of publication minus one year)
Reviewed Studies
High-Quality Randomized Trial
Protocol Version
Version 3.0
Details

This study evaluated an adapted version of the SiHLE program with a randomized controlled trial involving African American female adolescents in the San Francisco Bay Area. The adapted "Multimedia" version of the program comprised two one-hour sessions delivered individually by computer. Study participants were randomly assigned to either a treatment group that received the intervention or to a control group that received a general health education session. Surveys were administered immediately before random assignment (baseline) and three months after baseline.The study examined changes in rates of sexual risk behaviors between the baseline and three-month follow-up surveys. However, the study did not test for differences in these outcomes between the treatment and control groups. The study also examined measures of condom-use self-efficacy, knowledge, sexual-communication self-efficacy. Findings for these outcomes were not considered for the review because they fell outside the review of the review.