Comparative Effectiveness of Community-Based vs Clinic-Based Healthy Choices Motivational Intervention to Improve Health Behaviors Among Youth Living With HIV: A Randomized Clinical Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Youth living with HIV make up one-quarter of new infections and have high rates of risk behaviors but are significantly understudied. Effectiveness trials in real-world settings are needed to inform program delivery.

Objective

To compare the effectiveness of the Healthy Choices intervention delivered in a home or community setting vs a medical clinic.

Design, setting, and participants

This randomized clinical trial was conducted from November 1, 2014, to January 31, 2018, with 52 weeks of follow-up. Participants, recruited from 5 adolescent HIV clinics in the United States, were youths and young adults living with HIV aged 16 to 24 years who were fluent in English, were currently prescribed HIV medication, had a detectable viral load, and had used alcohol i

SUBMITTER: Naar S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7450347 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature