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Insights

An Evidence-Based Practice

Description

The goal of Insights is to increase condom use among heterosexually active, non-monogamous young women in Washington and North Carolina.

Participants were given a baseline assessment and then received two prevention packets mailed three months apart that were individually-tailored to each woman. Packets were tailored based on: stage of readiness to use condoms, beliefs and norms about condom use, intentions and efficacy to use condoms, perceived barriers/facilitators to use condoms, perceived risk, ethnicity, type of sex partner, STD history, oral contraceptive use, whether the participant has children or not, and binge drinking.

The first packet included a self-help booklet called Insights, male and female condoms, a condom carrying case, and instructions on how to use condoms. The second packet, called Extra Insights, focused on reinforcing messages and removing barriers.

Goal / Mission

The goal of Insights is to increase condom use among young women at risk for HIV and other STDs.

Impact

Insights proves that tailored cognitive/behavioral minimal self-help interventions hold promise as HIV/STD prevention strategies for diverse populations of young at-risk women.

Results / Accomplishments

Insights recruited women between the ages of 18 and 24 who visited various clinics in Washington and North Carolina within an allotted time period. At two months post-intervention, women in the intervention group were significantly more likely to use a condom during sex with any partner (p=0.0005) and with their primary partners (p=0.0003) when compared to women in the control group.

About this Promising Practice

Primary Contact
Delia Scholes
Group Health Research Institute
1730 Minor Ave., Suite 1600
Seattle, WA 98101
(206) 287-2888
scholes.d@ghc.org
Topics
Health / Women's Health
Health / Prevention & Safety
Source
U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Location
Washington and North Carolina
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Target Audience
Women

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