ERIC Number: EJ832984
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2008
Pages: 15
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ISSN: ISSN-0047-2379
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Hip-Hop to Prevent Substance Use and HIV among African-American Youth: A Preliminary Investigation
Turner-Musa, Jocelyn O.; Rhodes, Warren A.; Harper, P. Thandi Hicks; Quinton, Sylvia L.
Journal of Drug Education, v38 n4 p351-365 2008
Substance use and HIV risk behaviors are increasing among African-American youth. Interventions that incorporate youth values and beliefs are needed to reduce this trajectory. Hip-hop plays an important role in the lives of many African-American youth and provides a context within which to prevent risky behaviors. The current study examines the efficacy of a hip-hop based substance use and HIV preventive intervention that targets African-American middle-school youth. The sample consists of 68 middle-school students who completed baseline and 6-month follow-up assessments. Findings suggest that students in the intervention group were significantly more likely to have higher knowledge of perception of drug risk and more knowledge about HIV/AIDS compared to students in the comparison group at the 6-month post-intervention assessment. Discussion is centered on implications of hip-hop as a viable approach for preventing substance use and HIV within a high-risk group. (Contains 3 tables and 1 figure.)
Descriptors: Intervention, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Youth, Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), At Risk Persons, African Americans, Popular Culture, Music, Social Influences, Prevention, Middle School Students, Program Effectiveness, Substance Abuse, Sexuality, Negative Attitudes, Personality Traits, Grade 7, Grade 8, Hispanic Americans, Gender Differences
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Middle Schools
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Language: English
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