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Many countries have failed to see a significant decline in HIV incidence in recent years, mainly because of continuing high-risk sexual behavior and injection drug use among HIV-positive individuals. This observation is a reflection of the fact that past prevention efforts have focused almost exclusively on HIV-negative people.
In this clinical trial, researchers evaluated the effectiveness of a clinician-delivered intervention aimed at reducing high-risk sexual behavior among HIV-positive patients. Two large HIV clinics in Connecticut served as the intervention and control sites. At the intervention clinic, patients had 5- to 10-minute discussions with their providers at the end of each routine clinic visit to identify their sexual-risk beh…