Best-Evidence Interventions: Findings From a Systematic Review of HIV Behavioral Interventions for US Populations at High Risk, 2000–2004

Lyles, Cynthia M.; Kay, Linda S.; Crepaz, Nicole; Herbst, Jeffrey H.; Passin, Warren F.; Kim, Angela S.; Rama, Sima M.; Thadiparthi, Sekhar; DeLuca, Julia B; Mullins, Mary M.

doi:10.2105/ajph.2005.076182

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“…CT-WHC was adapted from an evidence-based intervention known as the Women's CoOp (Wechsberg, Lam, Zule & Bobashev, 2004;Lyles et al, 2007). This intervention was developed for substance-abusing African-American women in the United States and adapted for Black African women in Pretoria Wechsberg et al, 2005).…”

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Alcohol, cannabis, and methamphetamine use and other risk behaviours among Black and Coloured South African women: A small randomized trial in the Western Cape

Wechsberg¹,

Luseno²,

Karg³

et al. 2008

International Journal of Drug Policy

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Background-There is a pressing need for brief behavioural interventions to address the intersection of high HIV prevalence, increasing substance use, and high-risk sex practices among South African women. The primary aim of this pilot, randomized trial was to examine whether an adapted evidence-based intervention would be equally, more, or less effective at reducing HIV risk behaviours when delivered using an individual or group format. The secondary aim was to examine differences between Black and Coloured South African women across pre-and post-intervention measures of alcohol and illicit drug use and sex risk behaviours.

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Alcohol, cannabis, and methamphetamine use and other risk behaviours among Black and Coloured South African women: A small randomized trial in the Western Cape

Wechsberg¹,

Luseno²,

Karg³

et al. 2008

International Journal of Drug Policy

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“…In fact, four recent reviews that identified more than 60 published articles on randomized controlled trials or quasi-experimental studies on HIV risk reduction interventions for adolescents (~age < 19) failed to find one effective intervention targeted at YMSM (9)(10)(11)(12). A recent meta-analysis of HIV behavioral interventions targeting MSM similarly did not find a single RCT where the mean age was less than 23 (13) and the CDC's HIV/AIDS Prevention Research Synthesis Team recently concluded that there is a significant gap in HIV prevention programs targeting YMSM (14). The Mpowerment Project is a community-level HIV prevention intervention for young gay men ages 18-27 (mean age = 23.4) found to decrease rates of sexual risk taking in the targeted communities (15), and is the closest example of an HIV intervention targeting younger gay men.…”

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Psychosocial health problems increase risk for HIV among urban young men who have sex with men: Preliminary evidence of a syndemic in need of attention

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“…These criteria are based on establishing associations between alcohol use and condomless sex. [39][40][41][42][43][44][45][46] Those eligible were given the option to enter their contact information in a separate survey, for the study coordinator to contact them by phone for enrollment. Each participant received a link to an informed consent document.…”

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An mHealth Intervention to Improve Young Gay and Bisexual Men’s Sexual, Behavioral, and Mental Health in a Structurally Stigmatizing National Context (Preprint)

Leluţiu-Weinberger¹,

Manu²,

Ionescu³

et al. 2017

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Background: Young gay and bisexual men (YGBM) in Eastern European countries like Romania face high stigma and discrimination, including in healthcare. Increasing HIV transmission is a concern given inadequate prevention, travel to high-prevalence countries, and popularity of sexual networking technologies. Objective: An efficacious mobile health (mHealth) HIV-prevention intervention created in the United States was adapted and pilot-tested in Romania to reduce YGBM's HIV risk. Methods:After an intervention formative phase, 43 YGBM (M age = 23.2, SD=3.6) who reported condomless sex with a male partner and at least five days of heavy drinking in the past three months were enrolled and completed up to eight 60-minute counseling sessions based on motivational interviewing and cognitive behavioral skills training with trained counselors. Prepost intervention assessments of sexual (e.g., HIV-risk behavior), behavioral (e.g., alcohol use), and mental health (e.g., depression) outcomes were conducted to evaluate intervention impact. Results:From baseline to follow-up, participants reported significant: 1) increases in HIV-related knowledge (M=4.6 vs. M=4.8, P < 0.001) and recent HIV testing (M=2.8 vs. M=3.3, P < 0.05);2) reductions in heavy alcohol consumption (M=12.8 vs. M=6.9, P < 0.01), and 3) increases in self-efficacy of condom use (M=3.3 vs. M=4.0, P < 0.01). Participants also reported significant reductions in depression symptoms (M=1.5 vs. M=1.0, P < 0.01). Conclusions: This first mHealth HIV risk-reduction pilot intervention for YGBM in EasternEurope indicated preliminary efficacy and strong acceptability and feasibility. This mobile prevention tool lends itself to broad dissemination pending future efficacy testing, especially in contexts where stigma keeps GBM out of reach of affirmative health interventions.

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Best-Evidence Interventions: Findings From a Systematic Review of HIV Behavioral Interventions for US Populations at High Risk, 2000–2004

Abstract: Most of the best-evidence interventions are directly applicable for populations in greatest need of effective prevention programs; however, important gaps still exist.

Cited by 378 publications

References 93 publications

Alcohol, cannabis, and methamphetamine use and other risk behaviours among Black and Coloured South African women: A small randomized trial in the Western Cape

Alcohol, cannabis, and methamphetamine use and other risk behaviours among Black and Coloured South African women: A small randomized trial in the Western Cape

Psychosocial health problems increase risk for HIV among urban young men who have sex with men: Preliminary evidence of a syndemic in need of attention

An mHealth Intervention to Improve Young Gay and Bisexual Men’s Sexual, Behavioral, and Mental Health in a Structurally Stigmatizing National Context (Preprint)

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