Effectiveness of a Couple-Based HIV and Sexually Transmitted Infection Prevention Intervention for Men in Community Supervision Programs and Their Female Sexual Partners | Zendy

Nabila ElBassel | Zendy; Louisa Gilbert | Zendy; Dawn GoddardEckrich | Zendy; Mingway Chang | Zendy; Elwin Wu | Zendy; Sharun Goodwin | Zendy; Richard Tibbetts | Zendy; Maria Almonte-Weston | Zendy; Timothy Hunt | Zendy

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Effectiveness of a Couple-Based HIV and Sexually Transmitted Infection Prevention Intervention for Men in Community Supervision Programs and Their Female Sexual Partners

Author(s) -

Nabila ElBassel,

Louisa Gilbert,

Dawn GoddardEckrich,

Mingway Chang,

Elwin Wu,

Sharun Goodwin,

Richard Tibbetts,

Maria Almonte-Weston,

Timothy Hunt

Publication year - 2019

Publication title -

jama network open

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.278

H-Index - 39

ISSN - 2574-3805

DOI - 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2019.1139

Subject(s) - medicine , psychological intervention , randomized controlled trial , intervention (counseling) , population , referral , men who have sex with men , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , sexual intercourse , family medicine , demography , psychiatry , environmental health , syphilis , sociology

Key Points Question Is a 5-session prevention intervention for HIV and sexually transmitted infections effective in reducing sexual risk behaviors among men in a community supervision program and their main female sexual partners? Findings In this randomized clinical trial of 230 couples, participants randomized to the 5-session couple-based prevention intervention arm reported significantly fewer incidences of unprotected sex, fewer sexual partners, and fewer sexual activities with other partners compared with participants randomized to a 1-session counseling, testing, and referral program. Meaning Couple-based HIV and sexually transmitted disease prevention interventions appeared to have a substantial effect on reducing risky sexual behaviors.

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