Trial reportAmerican journal of public health2011
Randomized clinical trial of brief risk reduction counseling for sexually transmitted infection clinic patients in Cape Town, South Africa.
Trial report in American journal of public health, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT01242501 (Randomized Trial of a Brief HIV Risk Reduction Counseling Intervention for Sexually Transmitted Infections Clinic Patients in Cape Town, South Africa), which is not on this map. Cited by 22 papers, 6 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Randomized Trial of a Brief HIV Risk Reduction Counseling Intervention for Sexually Transmitted Infections Clinic Patients in Cape Town, South Africa
Who cites it
22 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 46 citations in OpenAlex.
- Psychosocial and pharmacologic interventions to reduce harmful alcohol use in low- and middle-income countries.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2023Pooled it
- Action and inaction in multi-behaviour recommendations: a meta-analysis of lifestyle interventions.Health psychology review · 2018Pooled it
- Behaviour change techniques in brief interventions to prevent HIV, STI and unintended pregnancies: A systematic review.PloS one · 2018Pooled it
- How common and frequent is heterosexual anal intercourse among South Africans? A systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of the International AIDS Society · 2017Pooled it
- Single-Session Behavioral Interventions for Sexual Risk Reduction: A Meta-Analysis.Annals of behavioral medicine : a publication of the Society of Behavioral Medicine · 2016Pooled it
- Measuring factors affecting implementation of health innovations: a systematic review of structural, organizational, provider, patient, and innovation level measures.Implementation science : IS · 2013Pooled it
- Empowering Our People: Syndemic Moderators and Effects of a Culturally Adapted, Evidence-Based Intervention for Sexual Risk Reduction among Native Americans with Binge Substance Use.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Trial
- Effects of enhanced STI partner notification counselling and provider-assisted partner services on partner referral and the incidence of STI diagnosis in Cape Town, South Africa: randomised controlled trial.Sexually transmitted infections · 2021Trial
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- Do Assessments of HIV Risk Behaviors Change Behaviors and Prevention Intervention Efficacy? An Experimental Examination of the Influence of Type of Assessment and Risk Perceptions.Annals of behavioral medicine : a publication of the Society of Behavioral Medicine · 2015Trial
- Mediators of behavior change resulting from a sexual risk reduction intervention for STI patients, Cape Town, South Africa.Journal of behavioral medicine · 2015Trial
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- Impact of Counseling Received by Adolescents Undergoing Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision on Knowledge and Sexual Intentions.Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America · 2018Article
- Fresh Perspectives on the Alcohol and HIV Nexus: A Call for Action in an Era of Increased Opportunities and Challenges.AIDS and behavior · 2017Article
- Barriers to accessing HIV-prevention in clinic settings: Higher alcohol use and more sex partners predict decreased exposure to HIV-prevention counseling.Psychology, health & medicine · 2015Article
- Food insecurity and alcohol use among pregnant women at alcohol-serving establishments in South Africa.Prevention science : the official journal of the Society for Prevention Research · 2014Article
- How inexpensive does an alcohol intervention in Kenya need to be in order to deliver favorable value by reducing HIV-related morbidity and mortality?Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999) · 2014Article
- Men who report recent male and female sex partners in Cape Town, South Africa: an understudied and underserved population.Archives of sexual behavior · 2013Article
- Prevalence and correlates of alcohol dependence disorder among TB and HIV infected patients in Zambia.PloS one · 2013Article
- Engaging men in prevention and care for HIV/AIDS in Africa.PLoS medicine · 2012Review
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Abstract
objectivesWe examined the effects of a brief counseling intervention designed to reduce HIV risk behaviors and sexually transmitted infections (STIs) among patients receiving STI services in Cape Town, South Africa.
methodsAfter randomization to either a 60-minute risk reduction counseling session or a 20-minute HIV-STI educational session, patients completed computerized sexual behavior assessments. More than 85% of the participants were retained at the 12-month follow-up.
resultsThere were 24% fewer incident STIs and significant reductions in unprotected vaginal and anal intercourse among participants who received risk reduction counseling relative to members of the control condition. Moderator analyses showed shorter lived outcomes for heavy alcohol drinkers than for lighter drinkers. The results were not moderated by gender.
conclusionsBrief single-session HIV prevention counseling delivered to STI clinic patients has the potential to reduce HIV infections. Counseling should be enhanced for heavier drinkers, and sustained outcomes will require relapse prevention techniques. Disseminating effective, brief, and feasible behavioral interventions to those at highest risk for HIV infection should remain a public health priority.
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