Intervention Summary

Our purpose of the intervention was to reach out to sexually active adolescent females in Baltimore City Middle Schools. One of our main focuses was the prevention of STD’s. Chlamydia infections and gonorrhea is higher in women, and that perceived susceptibility to STDs correlates with condom use, we thought that targeting STDs as health threats might increase adolescent females' risk-reduction knowledge. The participants in the study were given information on positive behavioral skills and sexual behaviors. In the Behavioral and Environmental Assessment we tested the females on the proper use of condoms, dealing with peer pressure from friends and sexual partners. To outline our steps with in the program we use an logic model to sort out days of intervention. For example, day 1 and 2 consisted of testing their knowledge on sex and condom use. As for days 3 to 5 we had the females participate in games to make the learning more interesting. Overall our long term goal is to help lower the incidence of STD’s in female adolescence.