Controlled evaluation of a brief intervention of HIV prevention among injecting drug users not in treatment
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19441308 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Amanda Baker (0000-0001-5806-4419, Westmead Hospital), NICKY KOCHAN (UNSW Sydney), Fiona Dixon (UNSW Sydney), Nick Heather (0000-0002-7382-863X, Newcastle City Council), A Woadk (a National Drug & Alcohol Research Centre, University of New South Wales , Sydney , Australia) |
| Year | 1994 |
| Volume | 6 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 559-570 |
| Publication date | 1994-09-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | AIDS Care (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0954-0121 • E-ISSN: 1360-0451 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/09540129408258670 |
| PMID | 7711089 |
| OpenAlex | W2016576941 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 10 |
| References cited | 22 |
This study evaluated the effectiveness of a brief intervention (BI), a one-session motivational interview, in reducing HIV risk-taking behaviour among injecting drug users (IDU) not enrolled in any form of treatment for drug dependence. IDU were randomly assigned to either BI or a non-intervention control condition (NIC). One hundred and twenty-one subjects were successfully contacted for a 3-month follow-up and 88 subjects were followed up at 6 months. There were significant reductions for the sample as a whole for injecting risk-taking subscale scores on the HIV Risk-taking Behaviour Scale between pre-treatment and follow-up. There was no significant change in sexual risk-taking behaviour. There were no significant differences between groups on any measure at 3- and 6-month follow-up. There are a number of possible reasons why the sample as a whole showed significant improvements from initial to follow-up assessments. It is possible that, having had their attention directed to their risk-taking behaviour, subjects attempted to reduce their injecting risk-taking behaviour. If this is the case and subjects in the NIC condition can be considered as having received a BI, this suggests that BIs involving a personal risk assessment are effective in reducing risk behaviours associated with injecting. However, this suggestion could only be confirmed by comparison with a non-assessment control group
Drug · Family medicine · Physical therapy · Psychiatry · Clinical Psychology · HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk · HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions · Medicine · Psychology · Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
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| Citations per year | 0.48 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2005 - 2019 (15) |
| Highly cited | No |