Outcomes
The study’s primary outcome is sexual risk behavior, defined by a composite of the number of protected vaginal and sexual acts that students participated in during the 30 days preceding an interview, and the number of sexual acts during the 30 days preceding an interview. Outcomes data are collected through behavioral questionnaires administered to students using computer-assisted self-interviews.During the pandemic, the study team did not conduct interviews via telephone or online. This was due to several of the study participants not having internet access in their homes. In some cases, data collection team members visited the homes of students who would complete the questionnaire while the data collector waited outside. In some cases, the students and parent/legal guardian would visit the research team’s office to complete the surveys.