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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Results of the NIMH collaborative HIV/Sexually transmitted disease prevention trial of a community popular opinion leader intervention
Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes, Volume 54, No. 2, Year 2010
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OBJECTIVE: To determine whether community populations in community popular opinion leader intervention venues showed greater reductions in sexual risk practices and lower HIV/sexually transmitted disease (STD) incidence than those in comparison venues. METHODS: A 5-country group-randomized trial, conducted from 2002 to 2007, enrolled cohorts from 20 to 40 venues in each country. Venues, matched within country on sexual risk and other factors, were randomly assigned within matched pairs to the community popular opinion leader intervention or an AIDS education comparison. All participants had access to condoms and were assessed with repeated in-depth sexual behavior interviews, STD/HIV testing and treatment, and HIV/STD risk-reduction counseling. Sexual behavior change and HIV/STD incidence were measured over 2 years. RESULTS: Both intervention and comparison conditions showed declines of approximately 33% in risk behavior prevalence and had comparable diseases incidence within and across countries. CONCLUSIONS: The community-level intervention did not produce greater behavioral risk and disease incidence reduction than the comparison condition, perhaps due to the intensive prevention services received by all participants during the assessment. Repeated detailed self-review of risk behavior practices coupled with HIV/STD testing, treatment, HIV risk-reduction counseling, and condom access can themselves substantially change behavior and disease acquisition. © 2010 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
Authors & Co-Authors
Cáceres, Carlos F.
Peru, Lima
Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia
Celentano, David D.
United States, Baltimore
Johns Hopkins University
Coates, Thomas J.
United States, Los Angeles
David Geffen School of Medicine at Ucla
Hartwell, Tyler D.
United States, Research Triangle Park
Rti International
Kasprzyk, Danuta
United States, Columbus
Battelle
Kelly, Jeffrey A.
United States, Milwaukee
Medical College of Wisconsin
Kozlov, Andrei P.
Russian Federation, Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg State University
Pequegnat, Willo
United States, Bethesda
Instituto Nacional de la Salud Mental
Rotheram-Borus, Mary Jane Ane
United States, Los Angeles
University of California, Los Angeles
Solomon, Suniti S.
India, Chennai
Yr Gaitonde Centre for Aids Research and Education
Woelk, Godfrey B.
Zimbabwe, Harare
Godfrey Huggins School of Medicine
Wu, Zunyou
China, Beijing
Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention
Dyatlov, Roman
Russian Federation, Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg State University
Ganesh, Aylur Kailasam
United States
Yrg Care
Li, Li
United States, Los Angeles
University of California, Los Angeles
Sivaram, Sudha
United States, Baltimore
Johns Hopkins University
Somlai, Anton M.
United States, Milwaukee
Medical College of Wisconsin
Benotsch, Eric G.
United States, Milwaukee
Medical College of Wisconsin
Granskaya, Juliana V.
Russian Federation, Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg State University
Guan, Jihui
China, Fuzhou
Fujian Center for Disease Control and Prevention
Lee, Martha B.
United States, Los Angeles
University of California, Los Angeles
Montaño, Daniel E.
United States, Columbus
Battelle
Abdala, Nadia
United States, New Haven
Yale University
Detels, Roger R.
United States, Los Angeles
University of California, Los Angeles
Katzenstein, David A.
United States, Palo Alto
Stanford University
Klausner, Jeffrey D.
United States, San Francisco
University of California, San Francisco
Mayer, Kenneth H.
United States, Providence
Miriam Hospital
Merson, Michael H.
United States, New Haven
Yale University
Bentley, Margaret E.
United States, Chapel Hill
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Borodkina, Olga I.
Russian Federation, Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg State University
Garate, Maria Rosa
United States
Upch
Go, Vivian F.
United States, Baltimore
Johns Hopkins University
Hartmann, Barbara Reed
United States, Milwaukee
Medical College of Wisconsin
Johnson, Sethulakshmi C.
United States
Yrg Care
Lieber, Eli
United States, Los Angeles
University of California, Los Angeles
Maiorana, André
United States, San Francisco
University of California, San Francisco
Salazar, Ximena
United States, Tucson
The University of Arizona
Seal, David
United States, Milwaukee
Medical College of Wisconsin
Sokolov, Nikolai
Russian Federation, Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg State University
Woodsong, Cynthia
United States, Research Triangle Park
Rti International
Chikanya, Walter
Zimbabwe, Harare
University of Zimbabwe
Corby, Nancy H.
United States, Los Angeles
University of California, Los Angeles
Gore-Felton, Cheryl
United States, Milwaukee
Medical College of Wisconsin
Kegeles, Susan M.
India, Chennai
Sahai Trust
Kumar, Suresh
India, Chennai
Sahai Trust
Latkin, Carl A.
United States, Baltimore
Johns Hopkins University
Reason, L.
United States, New Haven
Yale University
Rosasco, Ana Maria
United States, Tucson
The University of Arizona
Shaboltas, Alla
United States, Palo Alto
Stanford University
St. Lawrence, Janet S.
United States, Atlanta
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Llanos-Cuentas, E. Alejandro
United States, Tucson
The University of Arizona
Morin, Stephen F.
United States, San Francisco
University of California, San Francisco
Balakrishnan, Pachamuthu
United States
Yrg Care
Segundo Ramos, Leon Sandoval
United States, Tucson
The University of Arizona
Mateta, Patrick
Zimbabwe, Harare
University of Zimbabwe
Sun, Stephanie
United States, Los Angeles
University of California, Los Angeles
Verevochkin, Sergei V.
Russian Federation, Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg State University
Yin, Yueping
China, Nanjing
National Center for Std and Leprosy Control
Greenland, Sherla
Zimbabwe, Harare
University of Zimbabwe
Kozlova, Olga
Russian Federation, Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg State University
Mutsindiri, Reggie
Zimbabwe, Harare
University of Zimbabwe
Pajuelo, Jose B.
United States, Tucson
The University of Arizona
Rou, Keming
China, Beijing
Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention
Srikrishnan, Aylur K.
United States
Yrg Care
Wu, Sheng
United States, Los Angeles
University of California, Los Angeles
Anand, S.
United States
Yrg Care
Bejar, Julio Cuadros
Peru, Lima
Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia
Gundidza, Patricia Tapiwa
Zimbabwe, Harare
University of Zimbabwe
Kozlov, Andrei
Russian Federation, Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg State University
Luo, Wei
China, Beijing
Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention
Cressman, Gordon
United States, Tucson
The University of Arizona
DeCain, Martha
United States, Tucson
The University of Arizona
Ganapathi, Laxminarayana
United States, Tucson
The University of Arizona
Green, Annette M.
United States, Tucson
The University of Arizona
Green, Sylvan B.
United States, Tucson
The University of Arizona
Hansen, Nellie I.
Unknown Affiliation
Li, Sheping
Unknown Affiliation
McClintock, Cindy O.
Unknown Affiliation
McFadden, Deborah W.
Unknown Affiliation
Myers, David L.
Unknown Affiliation
Parker, Corette B.
Unknown Affiliation
Robinson, Pauline M.
Unknown Affiliation
Smith, Donald G.
Unknown Affiliation
Strader, Lisa C.
Unknown Affiliation
Thorsten, Vanessa R.
Unknown Affiliation
Torres, Pablo
Unknown Affiliation
Woodell, Carol L.
Unknown Affiliation
Gaydos, Charlotte Ann
Unknown Affiliation
Quinn, Thomas Charles
Unknown Affiliation
Rizzo-Price, Patricia A.
Unknown Affiliation
Stevenson, L. Yvonne
United States, Milwaukee
Medical College of Wisconsin
Statistics
Citations: 91
Authors: 91
Affiliations: 25
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1097/QAI.0b013e3181d61def
ISSN:
15254135
Research Areas
Health System And Policy
Infectious Diseases
Sexual And Reproductive Health
Study Design
Randomised Control Trial
Cross Sectional Study
Cohort Study
Study Approach
Qualitative