AIDS Education and Prevention · 2012 · 17 citations · 48 references
Public HealthHealth PromotionPreventive MedicineHealth EquityHiv ControlHiv PreventionCondom PromotionHiv EpidemiologyPrevention Of Sexual TransmissionPreventive Care For MenSexual HealthStructural Interventions For Hiv PreventionBehavioral Hiv PreventionCondom Use CounselingHiv PrevalenceHiv Prevention CounselingHiv Prevention EffectivenessHiv Risk ReductionHiv Testing PromotionPrevention Among Sexual Minority Populations
In the United States, racial disparities in HIV/AIDS are stark. Although African Americans comprise an estimated 14% of the U.S. population, they made up 52% of new HIV cases among adults and adolescents diagnosed in 2009. Heterosexual transmission is now the second leading cause of HIV in the United States. African Americans made up a full two-thirds of all heterosexually acquired HIV/AIDS cases between 2005 and 2008. Few demonstrated efficacious HIV prevention interventions designed specifically for adult, African-American heterosexual men exist. Here, we describe the process used to design a theory-based HIV prevention intervention to increase condom use, reduce concurrent partnering, and increase HIV testing among heterosexually active African-American men living in high HIV prevalence areas of New York City. The intervention integrated empowerment, social identity, and rational choices theories and focused on four major content areas: HIV/AIDS testing and education; condom skills training; key relational and behavioral turning points; and masculinity and fatherhood.
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Social Cognitive Theory: An Agentic Perspective
Albert Bandura · Annual Review of Psychology · 2001 · 14.8K citations