An Intervention for Reducing the Sexual Risk of Men Released From Jails

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• Alternative Title:
  J Correct Health Care
• Personal Author:
  Williams, Samantha P. ; Myles, Ranell L. ; Sperling, Charles C. ; Carey, Delicia
• Description:
  Incarceration history can affect sexual health behaviors. A randomized controlled trial of a prevention intervention tailored for post-incarcerated men was administered in a reentry setting. Men ≤45 days post release were recruited into a five-session intervention study. Participants ( N = 255) were assessed and tested for three sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) and HIV at baseline and 3 months post-intervention and followed up for 3 more months. The intervention group's STD risks knowledge ( p < .001), partner communication about condoms ( p < .001), and condom application skills ( p < .001) improved. Although fewer men tested positive for an STD at 3 months post-intervention (10% vs. 8%) and no new HIV cases were found, the finding was not significant. A tailored risk reduction intervention for men with incarceration histories can affect sexual risk behaviors.
• Subjects:
  Adolescent Adult Condoms Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice Humans Interpersonal Relations Male Middle Aged Prisons Risk-Taking Sexually Transmitted Diseases Young Adult

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• Source:
  J Correct Health Care. 24(1):71-83
• Pubmed ID:
  29303039
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC5798488
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  CC999999/ImCDC/Intramural CDC HHS/United States
• Volume:
  24
• Issue:
  1
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:128aaa9f7e4c1f4de7f4e2d25b3a2d91e6af7568b8f76ee3d36e1edb80326de0
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/51430/cdc_51430_DS1.pdf
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