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A Sexual Risk and Stress Reduction Intervention Designed for HIV-Positive Bisexual African American Men with Childhood Sexual Abuse Histories

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Williams, John K., Glover, Dorie A., Wyatt, Gail E., Kisler, Kimberly, Liu, Honghu, Zhang, Muyu·2013·American Journal of Public Health

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OBJECTIVES: HIV transmission risk is high among men who have sex with men and women (MSMW), and it is further heightened by a history of childhood sexual abuse (CSA) and current traumatic stress or depression. Yet, traumatic stress is rarely addressed in HIV interventions. We tested a stress-focused sexual risk reduction intervention for African American MSMW with CSA histories. METHODS: This randomized controlled trial compared a stress-focused sexual risk reduction intervention with a general health promotion intervention. Sexual risk behaviors, psychological symptoms, stress biomarkers (urinary cortisol and catecholamines), and neopterin (an indicator of HIV progression) were assessed at baseline and at 3- and 6-month follow-ups. RESULTS: Both interventions decreased and sustained reductions in sexual risk and psychological symptoms. The stress-focused intervention was more efficacious than the general health promotion intervention in decreasing unprotected anal insertive sex and reducing depression symptoms. Despite randomization, baseline group differences in CSA severity, psychological symptoms, and biomarkers were found and linked to subsequent intervention outcomes. CONCLUSIONS: Although interventions designed specifically for HIV-positive African American MSMW can lead to improvements in health outcomes, future research is needed to examine factors that influence intervention effects.

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Authors
Williams, J. K., Glover, D. A., Wyatt, G. E., Kisler, K., Liu, H., & Zhang, M.
Affiliations
University of California, Los Angeles (US)
Venue
American Journal of Public Health
Published
2013-08
Volume
103
Issue
8
Pages
1476-1484
ISSN
  • 0090-0036 (ISSN-L)
  • 1541-0048
OpenAlex
W2074026975
Cited by
57
References
85
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FWCI
3.87
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • American Journal of Public Health (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
  • eScholarship (California Digital Library) (submittedVersion)
Funders
  • National Institutes of Health
  • National Institute of Mental Health (P50MH073453, R34MH077550)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Infectious Diseases › HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy
Keywords
HIV, bisexual men, African American men, child sexual abuse, traumatic stress, sexual risk reduction, unprotected anal intercourse, depression, urinary cortisol, catecholamines, neopterin, HIV disease progression, men who have sex with men and women, intervention efficacy
MeSH terms
Analysis of Variance, Bisexuality, Black or African American, Catecholamines, Health Promotion, Humans, Hydrocortisone, Male, Middle Aged, Surveys and Questionnaires, Sexual Behavior, Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic, Biomarkers, HIV Infections, Chi-Square Distribution, Neopterin, Risk Reduction Behavior, Adult Survivors of Child Abuse

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