Examining the efficacy of a computer facilitated HIV prevention tool in drug court.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Although they have demonstrated efficacy in reducing substance use and criminal recidivism, competing priorities and limited resources may preclude drug court programs from formally addressing HIV risk. This study examined the efficacy of a brief, three-session, computer-facilitated HIV prevention intervention in reducing HIV risk among adult felony drug court participants.

Methods

Two hundred participants were randomly assigned to an HIV intervention (n=101) or attention control (n=99) group. All clients attended judicial status hearings approximately every six weeks. At the first three status hearings following study entry, clients in the intervention group completed the computerized, interactive HIV risk reduction sessions while those in the control group viewe

SUBMITTER: Festinger DS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5824990 | biostudies-literature | 2016 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature