Salud, Educacion, Prevencion y Autocuidado (SEPA)

An Evidence-Based Practice

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Description

The goal of Salud, Educacion, Prevencion y Autocuidado (SEPA) is to eliminate or reduce sex risk behaviors among low-income Mexican and Puerto Rican women. SEPA is delivered to a group of between 11 and 13 women by bilingual and bicultural Latinas who have been certified as HIV counselors.

During the six-session intervention, counselors work to promote self-efficacy and build skills. Topics that are discussed include: HIV/AIDS in the community, condom use, human anatomy and sexuality, preventing domestic violence, and negotiation of safer sex. The intervention content is delivered using several methods, such as: group discussions, hands-on activities, videos, skills demonstrations, role playing, and homework to build self-efficacy.

Goal / Mission

The goal of Salud, Educacion, Prevencion y Autocuidado is to eliminate or reduce sex risk behaviors.

Results / Accomplishments

Authors found that, at follow-up, those who participated in SEPA were significantly more likely than those in the control condition to report consistent condom use during vaginal sex (p=0.006).

About this Promising Practice

Primary Contact
Nilda Peragallo Montano
University of Miami School of Nursing
PO Box 248153
Coral Gables, FL 33124
(919) 966-3731
npm@email.unc.edu
https://www.cdc.gov/hiv/pdf/research/interventionr...
Topics
Health / Women's Health
Health / Prevention & Safety
Source
U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Date of publication
2005
Date of implementation
1999
Geographic Type
Urban
Location
Chicago, IL
For more details
http://journals.lww.com/nursingresearchonline/Abst...
Target Audience
Women, Racial/Ethnic Minorities
Additional Audience
low-income

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An Evidence-Based Practice meets the following HCI criteria:

  1. The program description includes at a minimum: the sponsoring organization, program goals, program implementation steps, and outcomes that have demonstrated program success in achieving the program goal in one or more localities.
  2. The results from an evaluation of the program include quantitative measures showing improvement in the outcome(s) of interest after the implementation of the program (i.e. increase in smoking cessation, not just the delivery of a smoking cessation program). The outcome measure(s) is/are compared at relevant time periods before and after the intervention or program implementation. Alternatively, the evaluation study compares the outcome(s) between an intervention group and an appropriate control group.
  3. The study is of peer-review quality and presents numbers in a scientific manner; measurements of precision and reliability are included (e.g. confidence intervals, standard errors), results from statistical tests show a significant difference or change in the outcome measure(s), and relevant point estimates and p-values are presented. Note: if the results from an evaluation of a program are presented in a scientific manner and the outcome measure is improved compared to the baseline measurement or the control group but the difference is not statistically significant, the practice is classified as effective and not evidence-based.