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Girl Talk
Author(s) -
Guthrie Barbara J.,
Wallace John,
Doerr Kay,
Janz Nancy,
Schottenfeld David,
Selig Suzanne
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
public health nursing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.471
H-Index - 55
eISSN - 1525-1446
pISSN - 0737-1209
DOI - 10.1111/j.1525-1446.1996.tb00257.x
Subject(s) - girl , intervention (counseling) , psychological intervention , medicine , pregnancy , public health , peer group , teen pregnancy , psychology , family medicine , developmental psychology , pediatrics , nursing , population , environmental health , biology , genetics
The number of adolescent females between the ages of 13 and 19 who are contracting sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) is rising at an alarming rate. Although the issue of STDs has been overshadowed by continued public debate over adolescent pregnancy and childbearing, it demands attention. Particularly concerning is the fact that STDs increase the likelihood of transmitting HIV (N.E. MacDonald et al., 1990). To offset the growing incidences of STDs among female adolescents, gender‐specific interventions are needed. Following is a description of the theoretical underpinnings that informed and guided the development of a gender‐specific intervention titled Girl Talk. A two‐stage creation and review process was used to design this 2.5‐hr, four‐session intervention. An overview of the quasi‐experimental design that compared a nonequivalent comparison and two intervention groups (peer led and adult led) is presented. Baseline characteristics of the three groups are reported. Also described is how participant feedback and a design content analysis are used to evaluate the appropriateness of the intervention for adolescent females.