Table 1.
Brief Summaries of Intervention Goals and Contents by Intervention Sessions.
| Sessions | Main Goals | Session Contents |
|---|---|---|
| Session 1 | Promote reproductive health and disease prevention | Female reproductive system and vulnerability RTIs, treatments, and prevention Fertility, conception, and contraceptives Sexual health Condom and STIs |
| Session 2 | Increase HIV/STI knowledge Enhance prevention motivation |
STIs, HIV, and health consequences Routes of HIV transmission Local HIV/STI prevalence and risk Factors contributing to female vulnerabilities Risk is not limited to strangers HIV risk and safe sexual behaviors |
| Session 3 | Build safe sex behavioral skills Build safe sex norms |
Knowledge of male and female condoms Costs and benefits of HIV prevention Correct use of condoms and lubricants Incorrect prevention heuristics Consistent condom use as a modern behavior Experience sharing about condom use Collective commitment to condom use |
| Session 4 | Reinforce individual pride and responsibility Build self-esteem and confidence Enhance communication skills |
Gender and gender inequalities Experience sharing about what participants feel good about themselves My health and my right/responsibilities Effective ways to talk about HIV/STI risks and and risk reduction with partner(s) Effective ways to persuade partner(s) to use a condom in different situations |
| Session 5 | Understand the impairment of drugs and alcohol on decision-making Promote individual right in sexual relationship Learn to seek peer/social support |
Drugs, alcohol, and unsafe sex Common triggers/antecedents of unsafe sex Managing triggers/antecedents of risk sex One can buy my services but not my health Local social support resources Seek peer and management support for consistent condom use/risk reduction |