Effects on sexual risk Behavior and STD rate of brief HIV/STD prevention interventions for African American women in primary care settings
Effects on sexual risk Behavior and STD rate of brief HIV/STD prevention interventions for African American women in primary care settings
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DOI:
10.2105/ajph.2003.020271
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发表时间:
2007-06-01
影响因子:
12.7
通讯作者:
O'Leary, Ann
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作者:
Jemmott, Loretta Sweet;Jemmott, John B., III;O'Leary, Ann
Objectives. We tested the efficacy of brief HIV/sexually transmitted disease (STD) risk-reduction interventions for African American women in primary care settings.Methods. In a randomized controlled trial, 564 African American women recruited at a Newark, NJ, inner-city women's health clinic were assigned to a 20minute one-on-one HIV/STD behavioral skill-building intervention, 200-minute group HIV/STID behavioral skill-building intervention, 20-minute one-on-one HIV/ STD information intervention, 200-minute group HIV/STD information intervention, or 200-minute health intervention control group. Primary outcomes were selfreported sexual behaviors in the previous 3 months; secondary outcome was STD incidence.Results. At 12-month follow-up, participants in the skill-building interventions reported less unprotected sexual intercourse than did participants in the information interventions (Cohen's d [d] = 0.23, P=.02), reported a greater proportion of protected sexual intercourse than did information intervention participants (d=0.21, P=,05) and control participants d=0.24, P=.03), and were less likely to test positive for an STID than were control participants (d=0.20, P=.03).Conclusions. This study suggests that brief single-session, one-on-one or group skill-building interventions may reduce HIV/STD risk behaviors and STD morbidity among inner-city African American women in primary care settings.