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Testing the Efficacy of Safe South Africa
Sponsor: Brown University
Summary
In this study, investigators will examine the efficacy of Safe South Africa, a behavioral intervention that is developmentally- and gender-tailored to prevent human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and intimate partner violence (IPV) among adolescent boys. South Africa faces some of the highest global rates of HIV and IPV with sustained high incidence of HIV and alarming rates of IPV among adolescents and thus, is an ideal site to advance prevention science to tackle these urgent public health priorities. Testing the efficacy of an integrated intervention to prevent HIV risk behavior and IPV for adolescent boys can support optimal health for young people, their future partners, and society.
Official title: Testing the Efficacy of Safe South Africa: An Intervention to Prevent HIV Risk and Interpersonal Violence Among Adolescent Boys
Key Details
Gender
MALE
Age Range
15 Years - 17 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
836
Start Date
2025-01-22
Completion Date
2028-12-30
Last Updated
2026-02-02
Healthy Volunteers
Yes
Conditions
Interventions
Safe South Africa
The Safe South Africa intervention is a developmentally-tailored intervention for adolescent boys, designed to reduce actual or intended HIV risk behaviors, actual or intended IPV perpetration frequency, and endorsement of IPV supportive attitudes. This intervention comprises 2-hour sessions, held once a week for a total of two weeks. The intervention also includes take-home activities to deepen behavioral engagement with received sessions and to "prime the pump" for up-coming sessions. Part 2 involves behavioral practice, including bystander intervention techniques.
Locations (1)
Schools in Cape Town area
Cape Town, South Africa