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An Intervention to Assist Men Who Have Sex With Men Disclose their Serostatus to Casual Sex Partners: Results from a Pilot Study

Year: 2009

Type: article

Abstract: This article reports pilot data from a newly developed disclosure intervention and associated measures specifically tailored for disclosure to casual sexual partners. Treatment consisted of a four-session, theoretically driven intervention focusing on the costs and benefits of disclosure. Using a randomized control, crossover design 77 men were randomized into one of three conditions (wait-list control, facilitator only, and computer and facilitator). Results of the study suggest that facilitated administration of the pilot intervention was effective in reducing mean scores on the HIV disclosure behavior and attitude scales and that these reductions were both statistically and practically significant.

Source: AIDS Education and Prevention

DOI: 10.1521/aeap.2009.21.3.207

Authors: Julianne M. Serovich, Sandra Reed, Erika L. Grafsky, David Andrist

Institution: The Ohio State University

Language: English

Topic: HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions

Subfield: Infectious Diseases

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

Funders: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute of Mental Health