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Effectiveness of Couple-Based HIV Counseling and Testing for Women Substance Users and Their Primary Male Partners : A Randomized Trial
Joint Authors
Pouget, Enrique R.
McMahon, James M.
Rodriguez, William
Tortu, Stephanie
Torres, Leilani
Hamid, Rahul
Source
Advances in Preventive Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-15, 15 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2013-03-12
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
15
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
A randomized trial was conducted to test the effectiveness of couple-based HIV counseling and testing (CB-HIV-CT) and women-only relationship-focused HIV counseling and testing (WRF-HIV-CT) in reducing HIV risk compared to the National Institute on Drug Abuse HIV-CT standard intervention.
Substance using HIV-negative women and their primary heterosexual partner (N=330 couples) were randomized to 1 of the 3 interventions.
Follow-up assessments measuring HIV risk behaviors and other relevant variables were conducted at 3- and 9-months postintervention.
Repeated measures generalized linear mixed model analysis was used to assess treatment effects.
A significant reduction in HIV risk was observed over the 9-month assessment in the CB-HIV-CT group compared to that of the control group (b=−0.51, t[527]=−3.20, P=0.002) and compared to that of the WRF-HIV-CT group (b=−0.34, t[527]=−2.07, P=0.04), but no significant difference was observed between WRF-HIV-CT and controls (b=−0.17, t[527]=−1.09, P=0.28).
A brief couple-based HIV counseling and testing intervention designed to address both drug-related and sexual risk behaviors among substance using women and their primary male partners was shown to be more effective at reducing overall HIV risk compared to a standard HIV-CT intervention in an urban setting.
American Psychological Association (APA)
McMahon, James M.& Tortu, Stephanie& Pouget, Enrique R.& Torres, Leilani& Rodriguez, William& Hamid, Rahul. 2013. Effectiveness of Couple-Based HIV Counseling and Testing for Women Substance Users and Their Primary Male Partners : A Randomized Trial. Advances in Preventive Medicine،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-15.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
McMahon, James M.…[et al.]. Effectiveness of Couple-Based HIV Counseling and Testing for Women Substance Users and Their Primary Male Partners : A Randomized Trial. Advances in Preventive Medicine No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-15.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
McMahon, James M.& Tortu, Stephanie& Pouget, Enrique R.& Torres, Leilani& Rodriguez, William& Hamid, Rahul. Effectiveness of Couple-Based HIV Counseling and Testing for Women Substance Users and Their Primary Male Partners : A Randomized Trial. Advances in Preventive Medicine. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-15.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-460453
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-460453