The short-term effects of a computer-based pregnancy, STD, and HIV prevention program

Anthony J. Roberto; Kellie E. Carlyle; Rick S. Zimmerman; Erin L. Abner; Pamela K. Cupp; Gary L. Hansen

doi:10.1080/01463370701839255

The short-term effects of a computer-based pregnancy, STD, and HIV prevention program

Anthony J. Roberto, Kellie E. Carlyle, Rick S. Zimmerman, Erin L. Abner, Pamela K. Cupp, Gary L. Hansen

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A computer- and Internet-based intervention was designed to influence several variables related to the prevention of pregnancy, STDs, and HIV in rural adolescents. Three-hundred and thirty-eight tenth-graders enrolled in two rural public high schools participated in this field experiment. Results indicate that students in the experimental school had greater knowledge, greater condom negotiation efficacy, greater situational efficacy, and more favorable attitudes toward waiting to have sex than students in the control school. In tandem, the results suggest that computer-based programs may be a cost-effective and easily replicable means of providing teens with basic information and skills necessary to prevent pregnancy, STDs, and HIV.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	29-48
Number of pages	20
Journal	Communication Quarterly
Volume	56
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/01463370701839255
State	Published - Jan 1 2008
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Computer-based program
Hiv prevention
Internet-based program
Pregnancy
Rural adolescents
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