d AIDS-prevention program and a discussion-oriented AIDS-prevention program) designed for use with abused, neglected and/or psychoemotionally troubled adolescents, were associated with long term benefits in the areas of: knowledge of AIDS, capability of coping with high-risk situations; frequency of engaging in unsafe practices; and attitudes toward AIDS prevention.
Findings showed that only the discussion-oriented group was associated with long term benefits, and this only in two of the four assessed areas, namely knowledge of AIDS and capability of coping with high risk situations. Specifically, findings showed that, at long-term follow-up, those students exposed to the discussion-oriented program had more knowledge of A
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