Open AccessEfficacy of SISTA South Africa on Sexual Behavior and Relationship Control Among isiXhosa Women in South Africa
Author(s) -
Gina M. Wingood,
Priscilla Reddy,
Delia L. Lang,
Dorina Onoya,
Nikia D. Braxton,
Sibusiso Sifunda,
Ralph J. DiClemente
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.162
H-Index - 157
eISSN - 1944-7884
pISSN - 1525-4135
DOI - 10.1097/qai.0b013e31829202c4
Subject(s) - medicine , xhosa , randomized controlled trial , demography , odds ratio , confidence interval , intervention (counseling) , reproductive health , population , environmental health , psychiatry , surgery , philosophy , linguistics , sociology
The HIV epidemic has a devastating impact among South African women. The current study evaluated the efficacy of SISTA South Africa, a culturally congruent HIV intervention for isiXhosa women in South Africa, which was adapted from SISTA, an HIV intervention for African American women.