Reducing HIV/STD Risk in African American Women with At-Risk Male Partners

性传播感染，特别是艾滋病毒/艾滋病方面的种族/族裔差异最为明显。 在黑人女性中，她们占美国女性艾滋病病例的三分之二，而只占13% 人口数量。这些感染中的大多数被归因于与男性的性行为。存在以下风险 行为上的双性恋男性的传播在加利福尼亚州特别相关，那里的男性发生了性行为 男男性接触者(MSM)占所有艾滋病毒/艾滋病感染者的65%。非洲独有的社会文化因素 美国社区和异性伴侣呼吁专门为 有高危男性伴侣的非裔美国人妇女(例如，行为上的双性恋或吸毒男子)。我们 建议测试两个小群体干预的有效性：非裔美国女性遗产 赋权自我(FemALES)--一种理论指导下的创新和文化契合的干预 理性行动和有计划的行为，批判性思维和文化肯定(CTCA)模式，以及 赋权理论，它结合了新媒体，以增强信息获取和 获得服务和社会支持，以及艾滋病毒项目降低风险的健康替代方案 (Harrp)~a

Racial/ethnic disparities in sexually transmitted infections (STl), especially HIV/AIDS, are most apparent among Black women, who account for two-thirds of female US AIDS cases, while comprising just 13% of the population. The majority of these infections have been attributed to sex with men. The risk of transmission from behaviorally bisexual men is particularly relevant in California, where men who have sex with men (MSM) comprise 65% of all people living with HIV/AIDS. Sociocultural factors unique to African American communities and to heterosexual partnerships call for HIV interventions specifically designed for African American women with at-risk male partners (e.g., behaviorally bisexual or drug-using men). We propose to test the efficacy of two small-group interventions: Females of African American Legacy Empowering Self (FemAALES) ~ an innovative and culturally congruent intervention guided by the Theory of Reasoned Action and Planned Behavior, the Critical Thinking and Cultural Affirmation (CTCA) Model, and the Empowerment Theory, that incorporates new media in order to enhance information acquisition and access to services and social support, and the Healthy Alternatives to Risk Reduction for HIV Project (HARRP) ~ a