A Pilot Trial of a Sexual Health Counseling Intervention for HIV-Positive Gay and Bisexual Men Who Report Anal Sex without Condoms.
BACKGROUND:Even in the presence of promising biomedical treatment as prevention, HIV incidence among men who have sex with men has not always decreased. Counseling interventions, therefore, continue to play an important role in reducing HIV sexual transmission behaviors among gay and bisexual men an...
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| author | Trevor A Hart Natalie Stratton Todd A Coleman Holly A Wilson Scott H Simpson Rick E Julien David Hoe Bob Leahy John Maxwell Barry D Adam |
| author_facet | Trevor A Hart Natalie Stratton Todd A Coleman Holly A Wilson Scott H Simpson Rick E Julien David Hoe Bob Leahy John Maxwell Barry D Adam |
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| description | BACKGROUND:Even in the presence of promising biomedical treatment as prevention, HIV incidence among men who have sex with men has not always decreased. Counseling interventions, therefore, continue to play an important role in reducing HIV sexual transmission behaviors among gay and bisexual men and other men who have sex with men. The present study evaluated effects of a small-group counseling intervention on psychosocial outcomes and HIV sexual risk behavior. METHOD:HIV-positive (HIV+) peer counselors administered seven 2-hour counseling sessions to groups of 5 to 8 HIV+ gay and bisexual men. The intervention employed information provision, motivational interviewing, and behavioral skills building to reduce sexual transmission risk behaviors. RESULTS:There was a significant reduction in condomless anal sex (CAS) with HIV-negative and unknown HIV-status partners, from 50.0% at baseline to 28.9% of the sample at 3-month follow-up. Findings were robust even when controlling for whether the participant had an undetectable viral load at baseline. Significant reductions were also found in the two secondary psychosocial outcomes, loneliness and sexual compulsivity. CONCLUSIONS:The findings provide preliminary evidence that this intervention may offer an efficient way of concurrently reducing CAS and mental health problems, such as sexual compulsivity and loneliness, for HIV+ gay and bisexual men. TRIAL REGISTRATION:ClinicalTrials.gov NCT02546271. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-efbec0143b504e5bb3f7c8c1c85966532022-12-21T23:28:31ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032016-01-01114e015276210.1371/journal.pone.0152762A Pilot Trial of a Sexual Health Counseling Intervention for HIV-Positive Gay and Bisexual Men Who Report Anal Sex without Condoms.Trevor A HartNatalie StrattonTodd A ColemanHolly A WilsonScott H SimpsonRick E JulienDavid HoeBob LeahyJohn MaxwellBarry D AdamBACKGROUND:Even in the presence of promising biomedical treatment as prevention, HIV incidence among men who have sex with men has not always decreased. Counseling interventions, therefore, continue to play an important role in reducing HIV sexual transmission behaviors among gay and bisexual men and other men who have sex with men. The present study evaluated effects of a small-group counseling intervention on psychosocial outcomes and HIV sexual risk behavior. METHOD:HIV-positive (HIV+) peer counselors administered seven 2-hour counseling sessions to groups of 5 to 8 HIV+ gay and bisexual men. The intervention employed information provision, motivational interviewing, and behavioral skills building to reduce sexual transmission risk behaviors. RESULTS:There was a significant reduction in condomless anal sex (CAS) with HIV-negative and unknown HIV-status partners, from 50.0% at baseline to 28.9% of the sample at 3-month follow-up. Findings were robust even when controlling for whether the participant had an undetectable viral load at baseline. Significant reductions were also found in the two secondary psychosocial outcomes, loneliness and sexual compulsivity. CONCLUSIONS:The findings provide preliminary evidence that this intervention may offer an efficient way of concurrently reducing CAS and mental health problems, such as sexual compulsivity and loneliness, for HIV+ gay and bisexual men. TRIAL REGISTRATION:ClinicalTrials.gov NCT02546271.http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4824469?pdf=render |
| spellingShingle | Trevor A Hart Natalie Stratton Todd A Coleman Holly A Wilson Scott H Simpson Rick E Julien David Hoe Bob Leahy John Maxwell Barry D Adam A Pilot Trial of a Sexual Health Counseling Intervention for HIV-Positive Gay and Bisexual Men Who Report Anal Sex without Condoms. PLoS ONE |
| title | A Pilot Trial of a Sexual Health Counseling Intervention for HIV-Positive Gay and Bisexual Men Who Report Anal Sex without Condoms. |
| title_full | A Pilot Trial of a Sexual Health Counseling Intervention for HIV-Positive Gay and Bisexual Men Who Report Anal Sex without Condoms. |
| title_fullStr | A Pilot Trial of a Sexual Health Counseling Intervention for HIV-Positive Gay and Bisexual Men Who Report Anal Sex without Condoms. |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Pilot Trial of a Sexual Health Counseling Intervention for HIV-Positive Gay and Bisexual Men Who Report Anal Sex without Condoms. |
| title_short | A Pilot Trial of a Sexual Health Counseling Intervention for HIV-Positive Gay and Bisexual Men Who Report Anal Sex without Condoms. |
| title_sort | pilot trial of a sexual health counseling intervention for hiv positive gay and bisexual men who report anal sex without condoms |
| url | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4824469?pdf=render |
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