Changing AIDS risk behavior: Effects of an intervention emphasizing AIDS risk reduction information, motivation, and behavioral skills in a college student population.

Abstract

This research used the Information-Motivation-Behavioral Skills (IMB) model of AIDS risk behavior change (J. D. Fisher & Fisher, 1992a) to reduce AIDS risk behavior in a college student population. College students received an IMB model-based intervention that addressed AIDS risk reduction information, motivation, and behavioral skills deficits that had been empirically identified in this population, or were assigned to a no-treatment control condition. At a 1-month follow-up, results confirmed that the intervention resulted in increases in AIDS risk reduction information, motivation, and behavioral skills, as well as significant increases in condom accessibility, safer sex negotiations, and condom use during sexual intercourse. At a long-term follow-up, the intervention again resulted in significant increases in AIDS preventive behaviors.

Enhancing motivation to reduce the risk of HIV infection for economically disadvantaged urban women.

“…Together with results obtained recently with college students (Fisher et al, 1996), these data indicate that the IMB model can be used heuristically to guide intervention development. Whether the IMB or other models best explain the results of this study will require further investigation.…”

Impact of a behaviour change intervention model for promotion of condoms amongst young adult males in an occupational setting

“…A review of literature to find the effect of different 'behaviour change intervention studies related to HIV/AIDS in young adults' was carried out. Fischer et al used the Information-Motivation-Behavioural Skills (IMB) model of AIDS risk behaviour change to reduce AIDS risk behaviour in college students 13 and at a long-term follow-up, the intervention resulted in significant increases in preventive behaviour. The CDC, Atlanta has also identified behaviour change interventions to be effective.…”

Information-motivation-behavioral skills model-based HIV risk behavior change intervention for inner-city high school youth.

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