TY - JOUR
T1 - Development of a Barbershop-Based HIV/STI Risk Reduction Intervention for Young Heterosexual African American Men
AU - Jemmott, Loretta Sweet
AU - Jemmott, John B.
AU - Lanier, Yzette
AU - Thompson, Ciarra
AU - Baker, Jillian Lucas
N1 - Funding Information:
This study was supported by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (R01HD061061) awarded to Dr. Loretta Sweet Jemmott, the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Diversity Research Supplement Award (5R01HD061061-03; PI: Jemmott) to Dr. Jillian Lucas Baker, and the National Institute of Nursing Research Ruth L. Kirschstein NRSA Postdoctoral Fellowship (T32NR007100; PI: Sommers) to Dr. Yzette Lanier.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2016, © 2016 Society for Public Health Education.
PY - 2017/1/1
Y1 - 2017/1/1
N2 - Young, heterosexual African American men ages 18 to 24 years continue to be at high risk for HIV and other sexually transmitted infections. However, few interventions have been designed to meet the needs of this “forgotten” population. The article describes the systematic development of a theory-based, culturally-tailored, gender-specific, barbershop-based HIV risk reduction intervention for heterosexual African American men ages 18 to 24. The process included developing a community advisory board, selecting a guiding theoretical framework, incorporating community-based participatory research principles, and conducting formative research with African American males, barbers, and barbershop owners. The result was Shape Up: Barbers Building Better Brothers, a 2-day, HIV risk reduction intervention focused on increasing HIV knowledge and condom use and reducing the number of sexual partners. Intervention sessions were facilitated by barbers who used iPads to deliver the content. As a high-risk population, this intervention has great public health significance for the health of African American men and their sexual partners.
AB - Young, heterosexual African American men ages 18 to 24 years continue to be at high risk for HIV and other sexually transmitted infections. However, few interventions have been designed to meet the needs of this “forgotten” population. The article describes the systematic development of a theory-based, culturally-tailored, gender-specific, barbershop-based HIV risk reduction intervention for heterosexual African American men ages 18 to 24. The process included developing a community advisory board, selecting a guiding theoretical framework, incorporating community-based participatory research principles, and conducting formative research with African American males, barbers, and barbershop owners. The result was Shape Up: Barbers Building Better Brothers, a 2-day, HIV risk reduction intervention focused on increasing HIV knowledge and condom use and reducing the number of sexual partners. Intervention sessions were facilitated by barbers who used iPads to deliver the content. As a high-risk population, this intervention has great public health significance for the health of African American men and their sexual partners.
KW - African American
KW - Black
KW - HIV/AIDS
KW - community intervention
KW - community-based participatory research
KW - internet/electronic interventions
KW - men’s health
KW - sexual health
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U2 - 10.1177/1524839916662601
DO - 10.1177/1524839916662601
M3 - Article
C2 - 27519261
AN - SCOPUS:85008256410
VL - 18
SP - 110
EP - 118
JO - Health Promotion Practice
JF - Health Promotion Practice
SN - 1524-8399
IS - 1
ER -