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Trial reportJournal of behavioral medicine2008

Internet based HIV prevention research targeting rural MSM: feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary efficacy.

A M Bowen, M L Williams, C M Daniel, S Clayton

Abstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in Journal of behavioral medicine, 2008. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 68 papers, 11 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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68citing papers in PubMed, 11 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

68 citing papers in PubMed, 11 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  2. Sexual and Gender Minority Youth and Sexual Health Education: A Systematic Mapping Review of the Literature.The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine · 2021
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  11. Internet-based randomized controlled trials: a systematic review.Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association : JAMIA · 2013
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  12. Measuring Acceptability and Engagement of The Keep It Up! Internet-Based HIV Prevention Randomized Controlled Trial for Young Men Who Have Sex With Men.AIDS education and prevention : official publication of the International Society for AIDS Education · 2019
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  20. Online Sexual Health Information Seeking Patterns Differentiated by Social Location and Physical Location among Gay and Bisexual Men in Ontario, Canada.International journal of sexual health : official journal of the World Association for Sexual Health · 2022
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

A M BowenDepartment of Psychology, University of Wyoming, Dept. 3415, 1000 E. University, Laramie, WY 82071, USA. abowen@uwyo.edu
M L Williams
C M Daniel
S Clayton

Funding

Wyoming Rural AIDS Prevention Research Project (WRAP)R01MH063667 · NIMH · UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING · PI BOWEN, ANNE M · 2001 to 2005
$2.0M
NIMH NIH HHS MH-63667NIMH NIH HHS R01 MH063667
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Internet delivered primary prevention interventions for HIV risk reduction present significant challenges. Changing lifestyle behaviors, such as beginning to use condoms, is difficult and men seeking dates on line may want to avoid thinking about HIV risk which may lead to low initiation and high dropout rates. Many Internet delivered HIV risk reduction programs have mimicked face-to-face outreach programs, failing to take advantage of the Internet's capabilities or did not conduct evaluation. This study focuses on examining the feasibility, acceptability, and efficacy of an Internet delivered HIV risk reduction program for rural men who have sex with men (MSM). The program included online recruiting, three intervention modules, each with two sessions, online questionnaires. The intervention was developed based on iterative research and the Information-Motivation-Behavioral skills model. Participants (N = 475) were randomly assigned to one of six module orders and data were collected automatically at pre-test and after each module. Data supports the feasibility and acceptability of the program as demonstrated by good retention and rapid program completion. Knowledge, self-efficacy, outcome expectancies and motivation increase in a dose response fashion. Post-intervention behavior changes included reduced anal sex and significant increases in condom use. Limitations include a short follow-up period, a predominantly young white rural sample, and the lack of an attention control. Overall the results of the study provide support for the efficacy of Internet-based interventions to reduce risk of HIV infection. Results also support traditional research methods to evaluate HIV prevention programs delivered exclusively through the Internet.

Indexed as

InternetRisk Reduction BehaviorAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overBehavior TherapyHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeHealth PromotionHIV InfectionsHomosexuality, MaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedPatient DropoutsPatient Education as Topic

Identifiers

PMID18770021
PMCPMC2614302

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