Study Details

Citation

Champion, J. D. Collins, J. L. (2012). Comparison of a theory-based (AIDS risk reduction model) cognitive behavioral intervention versus enhanced counseling for abused ethnic minority adolescent women on infection with sexually transmitted infection: Results of a randomized controlled trial. International Journal of Nursing Studies, 49(2), 138-150.

Program Name

Project IMAGE

Show Evidence of Effectiveness
Yes
Study Rating and Explanation
Moderate —

Random assignment study that received a moderate rating because it did not adjust for statistically significant differences in baseline characteristics; findings show a positive, statistically significant program impact for at least one behavioral outcome

Program Information

Program Type
Clinic-based
Program Length
Fewer than 10 sessions

Evaluation Setting

Evaluation Setting
Health clinic or medical facility

Study Sample

Average Age Group
14 to 17
Majority Racial/Ethnic Group
Hispanic or Latinx of any race
Gender
Young women

Research Design

Assignment Method
Randomized controlled trial
Sample Size

409

Number of Follow-Ups

2

Length of Last Follow-Up

12

Year of Last Data Collection
2009

Study Findings

Result STI or HIV
Favorable evidence
Reviewed Studies
Moderate-Quality Randomized Trial
Protocol Version
Version 3.0
Effect Sizes
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NA = Not available. This means the authors did not report the information in the manuscripts associated with the studies we reviewed.

a This information was not available whenever authors did not report information for the treatment and comparison groups separately on outcome means, standard deviations, and/or sample sizes.

b Authors reported that the program effect (impact) estimate is statistically significant with a p-value of less than 0.05 based on a two-tailed test.

c For some outcomes, having less of that outcome is favorable. In those cases, an effect with a negative sign is favorable to the treatment group (that is, the treatment group had a more favorable outcome than the comparison group, on average).

d An effect shows credibly estimated, statistically significant evidence whenever it has a p-value of less than 0.05 based on a two-tailed test, includes the appropriate adjustment for clustering (if applicable), and it is not based on an endogenous subgroup.

Details

Project IMAGE was evaluated with a randomized controlled trial involving African- and Mexican-American adolescent women recruited from a community-based health clinic. All study participants had a history of physical or sexual abuse and sexually transmitted infection. About half the women were randomly selected for a treatment group that received the Project IMAGE program and half were selected for a control group that received abuse and enhanced clinical counseling. The study conducted STI testing before the program started (baseline) and again 6 and 12 months later.

The study found that at both the 6- and 12-month follow-ups, adolescents who were assigned to the treatment group were statistically significantly less likely to experience any new STI than adolescents who were assigned to the control group.