Counseling and Condoms for HIV Prevention: A Community Supervision–Based Study

A five-session intervention for heterosexual couples in the criminal justice system reduced unsafe sexual behavior compared with standard counseling in a randomized trial.

Treatment as prevention and pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) are effective tools for HIV prevention. In the U.S., use of these interventions is low in many at-risk populations, including African Americans, Hispanics, and particularly persons within corrections systems. Further, these interventions don't directly affect risk for other sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) or comorbidities (e.g., drug abuse). This study evaluated the effectiveness of a five-session couple-based prevention program (protect and connect [PACT]) compared with a one-step counseling session (counseling, testing, and referral [CTR]) in reducing HIV and other sexually transmitted disease (STD) infections and condomless intercourse. The study population was 230 men (mea…

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Keith Henry, MD

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Consultant/Advisory BoardViiV Advisory Board

Editorial BoardsJAIDS: Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes

Keith Henry, MD

Disclosures

Consultant/Advisory BoardViiV Advisory Board

Editorial BoardsJAIDS: Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes

Counseling and Condoms for HIV Prevention: A Community Supervision–Based Study

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