What Doesn't Work to Limit the Frequency of Sexual Activity:
Clinic-Based Programs

One clinic-based program used culturally-appropriate, theory-based educational interventions to promote condom use among African American males aged 15-19 (DeLamater Wagstaff, & Havens, 2000 - Milwaukee evaluation). Teens visiting a city STD clinic were randomly assigned to one of three groups - two intervention groups and one control group. Males in the first intervention group individually watched a 14-minute videotape about condom and STD education. The video was carefully designed specifically for the target group, used familiar language, and showed local settings. The second intervention group received the same messages face-to-face from an African American health educator, and practiced correct condom usage. The control group received the clinic's standard education program. The findings show that adolescent males' knowledge about condom use improved after the intervention, and that the effects were strongest for teens who met face-to-face with the health educator. There were no observable impacts on condom use, number of sex partners, and frequency of sexual activity.


 
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