Open AccessEvaluation of an Adapted Project Connect Community-based Intervention Among Professionals Serving Young Minority Men
Author(s) -
Jamie Perin,
Jacky M. Jennings,
Renata ArringtonSanders,
Kathleen R. Page,
Penny S. Loosier,
Patricia Dittus,
Arik V. Marcell
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
sexually transmitted diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.507
H-Index - 105
eISSN - 1537-4521
pISSN - 0148-5717
DOI - 10.1097/olq.0000000000000977
Subject(s) - medicine , young adult , referral , intervention (counseling) , reproductive health , gerontology , family medicine , sexually transmitted disease , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , nursing , environmental health , population , syphilis
To address sexual and reproductive health (SRH) needs of young minority urban males, we developed and evaluated Project Connect Baltimore (Connect), which was adapted from a program with demonstrated effectiveness among young females. The objectives were to determine (1) the feasibility of Connect as adapted for young minority men, (2) whether the program increased SRH knowledge and resource sharing of youth-serving professionals (YSPs) working with young men, and (3) whether the program improved awareness and use of resources for young minority men in Baltimore City, an urban environment with high rates of sexually transmitted diseases.