@article{ref1,
title="Preventing Aids Through Live Movement and Sound: Efficacy of a Theater-Based Hiv Prevention Intervention Delivered to High-Risk Male Adolescents in Juvenile Justice Settings",
journal="AIDS education and prevention",
year="2010",
author="Lauby, Jennifer L. and LaPollo, Archana B. and Herbst, Jeffrey H. and Painter, Thomas M. and Batson, Heather and Pierre, Akil and Milnamow, Mary",
volume="22",
number="5",
pages="402-416",
abstract="Male adolescents who cycle through the juvenile justice system are at high risk for HIV infection, yet there are few HIV prevention interventions for this high-risk population. This study evaluates the efficacy of Preventing AIDS through Live Movement and Sound (PALMS), an innovative, theory-based HIV risk reduction intervention that uses theatrical performances and role-play. The study used a nonrandomized concurrent comparison group design. A total of 289 predominantly African American males aged 12-18 from two juvenile justice facilities in Philadelphia, PA were enrolled. At 6-month follow-up, PALMS participants demonstrated greater increases in HIV and condom use knowledge and improved attitudes toward HIV testing and toward persons living with HIV/AIDS than did those in the comparison condition. PALMS participants were also significantly more likely to use a condom during their last sexual contact with a non-main female partner than comparison participants. This theater-based HIV prevention intervention is a potential resource for changing knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors of adolescents in juvenile justice settings.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0899-9546",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}