Effectiveness of HIV/STD sexual risk reduction groups for women in substance abuse treatment programs: results of NIDA Clinical Trials Network Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Context

Because drug-involved women are among the fastest growing groups with AIDS, sexual risk reduction intervention for them is a public health imperative.

Objective

To test effectiveness of HIV/STD safer sex skills building (SSB) groups for women in community drug treatment.

Design

Randomized trial of SSB versus standard HIV/STD Education (HE); assessments at baseline, 3 and 6 months.

Participants

Women recruited from 12 methadone or psychosocial treatment programs in Clinical Trials Network of National Institute on Drug Abuse. Five hundred fifteen women with >or=1 unprotected vaginal or anal sex occasion (USO) with a male partner in the past 6 months were randomized.

Interventions

In SSB, five 90-minute groups used problem solving and skills rehears

SUBMITTER: Tross S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2723122 | biostudies-literature | 2008 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature