HIV risk sensitization following a detailed sexual behavior interview: a preliminary investigation.
HIV risk sensitization following a detailed sexual behavior interview: a preliminary investigation.
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详细性行为访谈后的艾滋病毒风险敏感性:初步调查。
DOI:
10.1023/a:1005505018784
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发表时间:
2000
影响因子:
3.1
通讯作者:
Carey,MP
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作者:
Weinhardt,LS;Carey,KB;Carey,MP
We administered a detailed structured interview of sexual HIV risk behavior to 110 college students (46% women; mean age = 19.7 years; range = 18–41 years) and assessed their perceived risk of HIV infection before and after the interview. The sexual behavior assessment consisted of 29 single-item frequency questions, followed by a 90-day Timeline Followback interview. Results indicate that sexually active participants experienced HIV risk sensitization during the interview, whereas participants who were not sexually active did not. Among the sexually active participants, those who had multiple sexual partners were more sensitized to their risk than participants with only one partner, and those who engaged in vaginal sex evidenced increased risk perception, but participants who had only oral sex did not. These findings indicate that detailed sexual behavior assessments influence participants' motivation to reduce their risk behavior. This may be helpful in increasing the effectiveness of brief risk behavior interventions such as HIV counseling and testing. These findings may also have implications for the generalizability of HIV prevention interventions to contexts that do not include such detailed assessments.