Yvette Calderon|Jason Leider|Susan M. Hailpern|Marianne Haughey|Reena Roy Ghosh|Pamela Lombardi|Polly E. Bijur|Laurie J. Bauman
A Randomized Control Trial Evaluating the Educational Effectiveness of a Rapid HIV Posttest Counseling Video
Jacobi Medical Center
many individuals risk hiv infection ie minority populations women adolescents also marginalized health care system lacking primary care providers rely emergency department ed health care needs education prospective randomized controlled trial compared educational effectiveness 15minute posttest counseling video normal practice session hiv counselor study population composed ambulatory patients recruited rapid hiv testing edthe ras research assistants recruited convenience sample stable patients presenting walkin section innercity adult ed rapid hiv testing eligible patients study included patients consented rapid hiv test completed measures condom intention condom use selfefficacy receiving results participants consented study randomized either 15minute hiv posttest educational video available englishspanish posttest educational session hiv counselor afterwards groups completed assessment tool concerning hiv prevention transmissionof 128 participants 61 67 patients randomized video counselor groups respectively groups similar respect gender ethnicity experience prior hiv testing mean knowledge scores higher video group 7620 vs 693 90 ci difference 28 112 lower bound ci difference higher lower equivalence boundary 5 infer video least effective counselor educational sessionthe use educational counseling video valid alternative providing posttest education prevention information waiting period associated 20minute hiv rapid test without disruption clinical flow testing education accomplished meaningful way busy ed