Overview
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Safer Sex Efficacy Workshop
Investigators: Karen Basen-Engquist
Publication Date: May 01, 2016
About This Product
This single session, three-hour workshop is designed to increase college students' self-efficacy, or belief in their own ability to act successfully to prevent HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases. Drawing upon social learning theory, the program includes numerous role-play and skill-building exercises, and is led by peer educators who are trained to serve as persuasive models. To give students the knowledge necessary to practice preventive behaviors, the leaders begin by facilitating a group discussion about HIV/AIDS and STDs, including transmission and prevention. During the next section, participants discuss personal experiences of and feelings about AIDS and other STDs. Finally, the students role play safe-sex discussions and learn about correct condom use, gaining confidence in their abilities in the process. A field study of the workshop was conducted with 209 undergraduate students enrolled in a health education class at the University of Texas. Compared to comparison groups of their peers, program participants showed significant increases in self-efficacy at the two month follow-up assessment. Sexually active students also showed an increase in their frequency of condom use.
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Product Details
- 3-hour workshop
- Role play and skill-building exercises
- Group discussion and peer education