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Abstract

The findings strongly suggest that the theory of planned behavior provides a potentially useful conceptual framework for guiding the creation of interventions for African American and Latino adolescents that are designed to reduce violent behavior and the tragedies that such behavior leaves in its wake.

Designing a culturally based intervention to reduce HIV sexual risk for Latino adolescents

“…Be Responsible! curriculum with 80 Latino adolescents 13 to 18 years of age from community-based agencies in Philadelphia (Jemmott et al, 1996). Support was found for relationships predicted by the theoretical framework and previous research.…”

Understanding the HIV Risk Reduction Needs of Heterosexual African American Substance-Abusing Men

“…Decreasing HIV risk behaviors in this population represents an opportunity to reduce the risk for HIV and STI transmission to these men as well as reduce the risk for HIV and STI transmission from these men to their sexual partners (Elwy et al, 2002). To effectively control the spread of HIV and STIs, it is essential to fully understand beliefs and behaviors of the target population to tailor prevention programs to their specific needs (Jemmott et al, 2001). The current study identifies beliefs and behaviors that HIV prevention specialists and providers, including nurses and physicians, should incorporate into HIV risk reduction programs for heterosexual African American men with a history of substance abuse.…”

“…African Americans continue to be disproportionately represented among those with HIV/AIDS (Jemmott, Jemmott, & Hutchinson, 2001). Although African Americans account for only 12.3 % of the U.S. population, they comprise approximately 40% (368,169 of 929,985) of AIDS cases diagnosed since the epidemic began (Centers for Disease Control [CDC], 2004).…”

Culture-Specific Factors Contributing to HIV Risk Among Jamaican Adolescents

“…This study represented the first in a series of elicitation research studies designed to gather culture-specific data to facilitate the design and development of multitargeted HIV prevention programs tailored to the needs of Jamaican adolescents. Prevention programs are more likely to be effective if they are theory-based, culture-specific (Fishbein & Middlestadt, 1989;Jemmott, Jemmott, & Hutchinson, 2001) and extend beyond the individual to address the multiple factors that influence adolescent sexual risk behaviors (DiClemente & Wingood, 2000;Pequegnat & Szapocznik, 2000). The theoretical framework that guided this elicitation research is described later.…”

“…Health behavior theories provide program planners and interventionists with an understanding of the steps that commonly lead individuals to engage in certain health-related behaviors and the factors that influence these behaviors, thereby guiding health promotion research and informing program development (Jemmott et al, 2001;Kohler, Grimley, & Reynolds, 1999). Even when qualitative or focus group approaches are being used to conduct elicitation research, a theoretical orientation is always implicit in the way the problem is approached (Krippendorff, 1980;Sandelowski, 1993).…”