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Stepping Stones Program for Preventing HIV Infection in Residents of Rural South African Communities

NCT00332878 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE3 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 2801

Last updated 2015-01-26

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

This study will evaluate the effectiveness of Stepping Stones, an HIV-prevention education program, versus a brief HIV-focused intervention, in improving sexual health and preventing HIV infection in young residents of rural South African communities.

Conditions

  • HIV Infections

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Stepping Stones

a comprehensive sexual and reproductive health promotion programme lasting about 50 hours comprising 13 content sessions of about 3 hours duration and 4 meetings of peer groups

BEHAVIORAL

stepping Stones short

3 hour intervention on HIV and safer sex

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)

    collaborator NIH

  • Medical Research Council, South Africa

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Rachel K. Jewkes, MBBS MSc MD · Medical Research Council, South Africa

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
16 Years
Max Age
23 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2003-03-31
Primary Completion
2006-04-30
Completion
2006-04-30

Countries

  • South Africa

Study Locations

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