Trial reportAIDS and behavior2015
The influence of a peer-based HIV prevention intervention on conversation about HIV prevention among people who inject drugs in Baltimore, Maryland.
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17 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Prevention of Viral Hepatitis and HIV Infection among People Who Inject Drugs: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Viruses · 2024Pooled it
- Peer education for HIV prevention among high-risk groups: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC infectious diseases · 2020Pooled it
- Effects of a social network intervention on HIV seroconversion among people who inject drugs in Ukraine: moderation by network gender composition.Harm reduction journal · 2023Trial
- Injection Drug Use and Sexual Risk Behaviors Among People who Inject Drugs in Ukraine: A Random-Intercept Latent Transition Analysis.AIDS and behavior · 2023Trial
- PrEP Chicago: A randomized controlled peer change agent intervention to promote the adoption of pre-exposure prophylaxis for HIV prevention among young Black men who have sex with men.Clinical trials (London, England) · 2018Trial
- HIV incidence among people who inject drugs (PWIDs) in Ukraine: results from a clustered randomised trial.The lancet. HIV · 2016Trial
- Empowering Women Living With HIV Through Partner-Based Interventions: A Scoping Review.AIDS education and prevention : official publication of the International Society for AIDS Education · 2026Article
- Survey of Massachusetts peer recovery coaches' attitudes toward the use of psychedelics to treat substance use disorders.Addiction science & clinical practice · 2024Article
- Demographic and HIV Status Diversities as Mechanisms of Social Integration and Segregation Among Black Sexual and Gender Minorities Enrolled in a Community-Based Social Network Intervention.Social networks · 2023Article
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- The Co-Evolution of Network Structure and PrEP Adoption among a Large Cohort of PrEP Peer Leaders: Implications for Intervention Evaluation and Community Capacity-Building.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Migration, Social Networks, and HIV Sexual Risk Behaviors Among Involuntary Bachelors in Rural China.AIDS and behavior · 2021Article
- Individual and Social Network Structure Characteristics Associated with Peer Change Agent Engagement and Impact in a PrEP Intervention.AIDS and behavior · 2020Article
- "When You're Getting High… You Just Don't Want to Be Around Anybody." A Qualitative Exploration of Reasons for Injecting Alone: Perspectives from Young People Who Inject Drugs.Substance use & misuse · 2020Article
- HIV prevention intervention for substance users: a review of the literature.Substance abuse treatment, prevention, and policy · 2019Review
- HIV Prevention and Sex Behaviors as Organizing Mechanisms in a Facebook Group Affiliation Network Among Young Black Men Who Have Sex with Men.AIDS and behavior · 2018Article
- Risk factors for hepatitis C seropositivity among young people who inject drugs in New York City: Implications for prevention.PloS one · 2017Article
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Abstract
STEP into Action assessed the efficacy of a peer-based HIV prevention intervention in reducing HIV risk behaviors among people who inject drugs (PWIDs) in Baltimore. This analysis examined the effect of the intervention on the change in frequency of conversation about HIV prevention topics over time. 114 participants were randomized into an experimental and 113 into a control group. Data was collected prospectively at 6, 12, and 18 months. The experimental group talked more frequently about HIV prevention topics compared to the control group at 6-month visit. At 18 months relative risk ratios (RRR) remained statistically significant for conversation about the danger of needle sharing (RRR = 3.21) and condom use (RRR = 2.81). The intervention resulted in an increased conversation about HIV prevention among PWIDs, but the sustainability past 6 months remained a challenge; suggesting that interventions should be designed to constantly reinforce communication about HIV prevention among PWIDs.
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