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Evaluation of a Substance Abuse, HIV and Hepatitis Prevention Initiative for Urban Native Americans: The Native Voices Program (Report)

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Title: Evaluation of a Substance Abuse, HIV and Hepatitis Prevention Initiative for Urban Native Americans: The Native Voices Program (Report)
Author : Journal of Psychoactive Drugs
Release Date : January 01, 2011
Genre: Health & Fitness,Books,Health, Mind & Body,
Pages : * pages
Size : 232 KB

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Abstract--Although many community-based prevention interventions ,are conducted in American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) communities, few studies report the outcomes. This article is a mixed methods outcome evaluation of an HIV/AIDS, hepatitis, and substance abuse prevention intervention for an urban AI/AN community, Native Voices. The study group was composed of 100 youth (ages 13 to 18) who lived in the San Francisco Bay Area. The outcome measures of interest were knowledge, perception of risk, sexual self-efficacy, ethnic identity, and sexual risk behavior. The findings indicate that knowledge, perception of risk, and sexual self-efficacy increased, while no change was shown in measures of ethnic identity and behavior. Findings extended prior research by evaluating the Gathering of Native Americans (GONA) curriculum, a promising intervention designed for AI/AN people. Keywords--American Indian/Alaska Native, HIV/AIDS, program evaluation, substance abuse, urban environment