Many HIV intervention programs in sub-Saharan Africa have applied social cognitive
theories such as the theory of planned behavior. However, a recent sub-Saharan African …

For adolescents, normative development encompasses learning to negotiate challenges of
sexual situations; of special importance are skills to prevent early pregnancy, HIV, and other …

As anti-retroviral therapy becomes increasingly available, young people living with HIV need
tailored support to adopt healthy sexual behaviors. There has been a gap in the availability …

Conclusion Changing individuals' HIV risk behaviors is a formidable challenge. Behavior
change represents the endpoint of conscious and unconscious decision-making processes …

The HIV/AIDS pandemic continues to challenge the African American community with
disproportionate rates of infection, particularly among young women ages 25 to 34 years …

Evidence-based approaches are needed to address the high levels of sexual risk behavior
and associated HIV infection among orphaned and vulnerable adolescents. This study …

Aims: Action to prevent the spread of HIV among young people in Sub-Saharan Africa is
needed urgently. In order to be effective, such action should be theory and evidence based …

In recent years, calls for the scaling-up, or more broad dissemination of evidence-based HIV
prevention programmes, have increased. This paper responds to the call for increasing …

In the fight against HIV/AIDS, the Behavior Change Communication (BCC) model stands as
international best practice in preventive education. Ideally, a BCC intervention aims to …

The use of reliable and valid tools to evaluate theory–based health interventions is widely
accepted as critical to the behavioral sciences. However, quite often the psychometric …