Computer Intervention for HIV/STI Risk and Drug Use During Pregnancy

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The objective of this study is to develop and determine feasibility of a computer-delivered intervention (Health Check-up for Expectant Moms) approach to target women at risk for HIV or other sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and alcohol/drug use during pregnancy through two phases of testing: The development aims of this study are to: 1. Develop intervention content. 2. Perform a small open trial (n = 10) of the computer based intervention (Health Check-up for Expectant Moms) to assess feasibility of recruitment of target population and acceptability of the intervention and study procedures via participant report of ease of use, helpfulness, and overall satisfaction. The pilot study aims of this study are to: 1. Conduct a randomized controlled pilot study in a sample of 50 high risk (at risk for HIV/STIs and alcohol/drug use) pregnant women. 2. Determine: 1. feasibility of the computer based intervention 2. acceptability via participant report of ease of use, helpfulness, and overall satisfaction 3. evidence for the hypothesized effects on outcomes: the proposed intervention, in comparison to a time-and-attention-matched control group, will produce reductions in HIV/STIs risk behavior during the follow-up assessment at 4 months. 3. Determine if the intervention condition, relative to control, will produce reductions in alcohol/drug use (frequency, quantity, and heavy drinking/use frequency). 4. Determine effects on process variables: if participants assigned to the intervention condition, relative to control, will demonstrate greater increases in knowledge, readiness to change and risk perceptions.

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