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Positive Prevention is an HIV/STD curriculum aimed at students in grades 7-12. Approximately 350 predominantly minority, 9th grade students participated in a longitudinal quasi-experimental design to determine the impact of the curriculum on knowledge, self-efficacy to abstain from sex, self-efficacy of condom use, attitudes toward abstaining from sex, and sexual behaviors. (ref: LaChausse, R., Evaluation of the Positive Prevention HIV/STD Curriculum, American Journal of Health Education, July/August 2006).
Results indicate that the curriculum significantly increased positive attitudes toward abstaining from sexual intercourse, increased self-efficacy to abstain from sexual activity, and increased self-efficacy to use condoms.
Among students who had not initiated sexual intercourse prior to the pretest, the curriculum significantly reduced the likelihood that they would have initiated sexual activity 6 months later. These findings are consistent with the literature surrounding effective school-based prevention programs that suggests that curriculums emphasizing social skill building while limiting bio-medical information are effective in reducing health risk behaviors.
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For further information regarding this research, please contact:
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Robert LaChausse
Department of Health Sciences
California State University,
San Bernardino
909-880-7229
rlachaus@csusb.edu
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