Richard A. Crosby|Ralph J. DiClemente|Richard Charnigo|Gregory L. Snow|Adewale Troutman
A Brief, Clinic-Based, Safer Sex Intervention for Heterosexual African American Men Newly Diagnosed With an STD: A Randomized Controlled Trial
University of Kentucky|University of Kentucky|University of Kentucky|University of Kentucky|University of Kentucky
evaluated efficacy brief clinicbased safer sex program administered lay health adviser young heterosexual african american men newly diagnosed sexually transmitted disease stdsubsequent std diagnosis eligible men n 266 aged 1829 years randomized either personalized singlesession intervention delivered lay health adviser standard care conducted behavioral assessments baseline 3 months postintervention retention 741 also conducted 6month clinic record reviewcompared men randomized control condition receiving intervention significantly less likely acquire subsequent stds 504 vs 319 p 002 likely report using condoms last sexual intercourse 724 vs 539 p 008 also reported fewer sexual partners mean 206 vs 415 p 001 fewer acts unprotected sex mean 123 vs 294 p 045 based 9point rating scale men intervention group higher proficiency scores condom application skills mean difference 317 p 001a brief clinicbased intervention delivered lay health adviser may efficacious strategy reduce incident stds among young heterosexual african american men