Human immunodeficiency virus prevention outcomes associated with arts-based sexual health workshop participation among Northern and Indigenous adolescents in the Northwest Territories, Canada

L Lys, Candice, Logie, Carmen H., Lad, Anoushka, Sokolovic, Nina, Inuksuk Mackay, Kayley, Hasham, Aryssa and Malama, Kalonde, (2024). Human immunodeficiency virus prevention outcomes associated with arts-based sexual health workshop participation among Northern and Indigenous adolescents in the Northwest Territories, Canada. International Journal of STD & AIDS, 35(6), 438-445

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    Author L Lys, Candice
    Logie, Carmen H.
    Lad, Anoushka
    Sokolovic, Nina
    Inuksuk Mackay, Kayley
    Hasham, Aryssa
    Malama, Kalonde
    Title Human immunodeficiency virus prevention outcomes associated with arts-based sexual health workshop participation among Northern and Indigenous adolescents in the Northwest Territories, Canada
    Appearing in International Journal of STD & AIDS
    Volume 35
    Issue No. 6
    Publication Date 2024-05-01
    Place of Publication N/A
    Publisher SAGE Publications
    Start page 438
    End page 445
    Language eng
    Abstract Background Contextually tailored, arts-based HIV prevention strategies hold potential to advance adolescent sexual health and wellbeing. We examined HIV prevention outcomes associated with arts-based sexual health workshop participation with Northern and Indigenous adolescents in the Northwest Territories (NWT), Canada. Methods An Indigenous community-based youth agency delivered arts-based workshops in school settings to adolescents aged 13-18 in 24 NWT communities. Pre and post-test surveys included socio-demographic characteristics, sexually infections (STI) knowledge, HIV/STI risk perception, sexual relationship equity, condom use self-efficacy, and safer sex efficacy (SSE). Latent change score models were conducted to assess pre-post differences and factors associated with these differences. Results Among participants (n = 344; mean age 14.3 years, SD: 1.3; Indigenous: 79%) most (66%) had previously attended this workshop. Latent change score models revealed a significant and large effect size for increased STI knowledge (β = 2.10, SE = 0.48, p < .001) and significant and small effect sizes for increased HIV/STI risk perception (β = 0.24, SE = 0.06, p < .001) and SSE (β = 0.16, SE = 0.07, p = .02). The largest increases across several outcomes occurred with first time workshop participants; yet previous workshop participants continued to report increases in HIV/STI risk perception and SSE. Conclusion Arts-based HIV prevention approaches show promise in advancing STI knowledge, risk perception, and SSE with Northern and Indigenous youth.
    Keyword Human immunodeficiency virus prevention
    human immunodeficiency virus knowledge
    safer sex efficacy
    adolescents
    indigenous
    arctic
    Copyright Holder author(s)
    Copyright Year 2024
    Copyright type Creative commons
    DOI 10.1177/09564624241226995
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