Table 1.

Key characteristics of five adolescent, evidence-based HIV prevention programs

Program	Ethnicity	Gender	Ages	Settings	Format	Sessions	Theory
Be Proud! Be  Responsible!  (BPBR)	African-  American	Males	13–18	Multiple urban	Small  group	6 @ 50-min,  weekly	Social cognitive  (Bandura 1986) Reasoned action/  planned behavior  (Ajzen 1991)
Becoming a  Responsible  Teen (BART)	African-  American	Separate  groups	14–18	Community-based  urban	Small  group	8 @ 1.5–2 h,  weekly	Social learning  (Bandura 1977) Self-efficacy  (Bandura 1986)
Focus on Kids  (FOK)	African-  American	Separate  groups	9–15	Friendship networks  urban	Small  group	7 @ 1.5 h, weekly 1  one-day retreat	Protection motivation  (Rogers 1983)
Safer Choices  (SC)	Multiethnic	Mixed  groups	14–17	Schools urban and  suburban	Classroom	20 @ 45-min	Social cognitive  (Bandura 1986) Social influences and  school change
Street Smart (SS)	Multiethnic	Mixed  groups	11–18	Community-based  urban	Small  group	8 @ 1.5–2 h 1 individual follow-  up 1 community visit	Social learning  (Bandura 1977)