Purpose: The objective of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of a behavioral intervention in increasing secondary abstinence and safer sex among heterosexually active adolescents aged years. Methods: This was a randomized controlled trial conducted at the only national sexually transmitted infection clinic in Singapore. The intervention focused on information giving, motivation, and skills building to abstain or practice safer sex.
The outcome measures were self-reported secondary abstinence, consistent condom use, and keeping to one partner in the past 6 months over a month period.
We recruited adolescents, with participants receiving intervention and receiving standard care control. Conclusions: An intervention targeting adolescents in a clinical care setting did achieve an increase in secondary abstinence in adolescent boys, consistent condom use in adolescent girls, and keeping to one partner in both genders at 1-year assessment.
Trial registration: ClinicalTrials. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. Abstract Purpose: The objective of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of a behavioral intervention in increasing secondary abstinence and safer sex among heterosexually active adolescents aged years.
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