TY - JOUR
T1 - The Respecting the Circle of Life trial for American Indian adolescents
T2 - Rationale, design, methods, and baseline characteristics
AU - Tingey, Lauren
AU - Mullany, Britta
AU - Chambers, Rachel
AU - Hastings, Ranelda
AU - Barlow, Allison
AU - Rompalo, Anne
N1 - Funding Information:
This work was supported by the Native American Research Centers for Health under [grant number U26IHS300286/03].
Publisher Copyright:
© 2015 Taylor & Francis.
PY - 2015/7/3
Y1 - 2015/7/3
N2 - This paper describes the rationale, design, methods, and baseline results of a randomized controlled trial to evaluate the impact of an adapted evidence-based intervention (EBI), "Respecting the Circle of Life" (RCL) to reduce behavioral risks for HIV/AIDS among American Indian (AI) adolescents. A participatory approach shaped intervention adaptation and study design. A total of 267 participants (aged 13-19) were randomized by peer groups of the same sex to receive the RCL intervention or a control condition. Self-report assessments were administered at four intervals. The sample was predominately female (57%), had low HIV knowledge prevention scores, early sexual initiation (mean 14.6 years), and 56% reported intention to use a condom at next sex. Baseline characteristics were evenly distributed between groups with the exception of age and extrinsic reward scores. This is the first rigorous evaluation of an adapted EBI for HIV/AIDS prevention among AI adolescents, an at-risk and understudied population.
AB - This paper describes the rationale, design, methods, and baseline results of a randomized controlled trial to evaluate the impact of an adapted evidence-based intervention (EBI), "Respecting the Circle of Life" (RCL) to reduce behavioral risks for HIV/AIDS among American Indian (AI) adolescents. A participatory approach shaped intervention adaptation and study design. A total of 267 participants (aged 13-19) were randomized by peer groups of the same sex to receive the RCL intervention or a control condition. Self-report assessments were administered at four intervals. The sample was predominately female (57%), had low HIV knowledge prevention scores, early sexual initiation (mean 14.6 years), and 56% reported intention to use a condom at next sex. Baseline characteristics were evenly distributed between groups with the exception of age and extrinsic reward scores. This is the first rigorous evaluation of an adapted EBI for HIV/AIDS prevention among AI adolescents, an at-risk and understudied population.
KW - American Indian
KW - HIV/AIDS
KW - adolescents
KW - evidence-based intervention
KW - paraprofessional interventionists
KW - randomized controlled trial
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U2 - 10.1080/09540121.2015.1015481
DO - 10.1080/09540121.2015.1015481
M3 - Article
C2 - 25714127
AN - SCOPUS:84928618405
SN - 0954-0121
VL - 27
SP - 885
EP - 891
JO - AIDS Care - Psychological and Socio-Medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV
JF - AIDS Care - Psychological and Socio-Medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV
IS - 7
ER -