Effectiveness of a theory-based HIV-related sexual risk-reduction prevention for female rural-to-urban migrants in Beijing, China: a pilot study

摘要

This study evaluates the efficacy of protection motivation theory-based HIV prevention program in increasing HIV knowledge, condom-use perception, condom-use intention and consistent condom use among female rural-to-urban migrants in Beijing, China. Three hundred female migrants were assigned to the intervention group (N=200) and control group (N=100). Data were collected at baseline and immediate postintervention. The results suggest female migrants in the intervention group were significantly higher than the control group in HIV-related knowledge, condom-use perception, condom-use intention and condom-use skill. Moreover, higher rates of consistent condom use at postintervention were found compared to that at baseline in the intervention group (32% vs. 17%, P<0.05). In sum, the theory-based intervention trial can be efficacious in increasing HIV knowledge, condom use perception and consistent condom use among female rural-to-urban migrants in China.