AIDS Risk Reduction for College Students
Program package by Diane I. Kimble Willcutts, Jeffrey Fisher, Ph.D.,
William Fisher, Ph.D., and Stephen J. Misovich, Ph.D.
This package was produced as part of an overall program of research by Fisher, J.D., Fisher, W.A., Misovich, S.J., Kimble, D.L., & Malloy, T.E. (1996). Changing AIDS risk behavior: Effects of an intervention emphasizing AIDS risk reduction information, motivation, and behavioral skills in a college student population. Health Psychology, 15(2A), 114-123.
Originally designed as a workshop for college students, this program
consists of three two-hour sessions incorporating information, motivation, and
behavioral strategies for AIDS risk reduction. The information component
includes "AIDS 101," a slide show that explains the transmission and
prevention of HIV, testing for the virus, and the importance of condoms for
protection against HIV/AIDS among those who are sexually active. The motivation
component is addressed through small-group discussions led by a peer health
educator and a video narrated by persons who contracted HIV through unsafe
heterosexual intercourse. Finally, behavioral skills development is encouraged
through role plays of safe sex communication. In a field study of the program
with 744 college students, participants showed significant gains in knowledge,
motivation, and behavior; in particular, sexually active participants were more
likely than similar control students to purchase and use condoms during a two-
to four-month period following the intervention.
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