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HIV risk behavior reduction following intervention with key opinion leaders of population: an experimental analysis.
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE. Peer norms influence the adoption of behavior changes to reduce risk for HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) infection. By experimentally intervening at a community level to modify risk behavior norms, it may be possible to promote generalized reductions in HIV risk practices within a population. METHODS. We trained persons reliably identified as popular opinion leaders among gay men in a small city to serve as behavior change endorsers to their peers. The opinion leaders acquired social skills for making these endorsements and complied in talking frequently with friends and acquaintances. Before and after intervention, we conducted surveys of men patronizing gay clubs in the intervention city and in two matched comparison cities. RESULTS. In the intervention city, the proportion of men who engaged in any unprotected anal intercourse in a two-month period decreased from 36.9 percent to 27.5 percent (-25 percent from baseline), with a reduction from 27.1 percent to 19.0 percent (-30 percent from baseline) for unprotected receptive anal intercourse. Relative to baseline levels, there was a 16 percent increase in condom use during anal intercourse and an 18 percent decrease in the proportion of men with more than one sexual partner. Little or no change was observed among men in the comparison cities over the same period of time. CONCLUSIONS. Interventions that employ peer leaders to endorse change may produce or accelerate population behavior changes to lessen risk for HIV infection.
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Metadata
- Authors
- Kelly, J. A., St Lawrence, J. S., Diaz, Y. E., Stevenson, L. Y., Hauth, A. C., Brasfield, T. L., Kalichman, S. C., Smith, J. E., & Andrew, M. E.
- Affiliations
- University of Mississippi Medical Center (US)
- Venue
- American Journal of Public Health
- Publisher
- American Public Health Association
- Published
- 1991-02
- Volume
- 81
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 168-171
- ISSN
- 0090-0036 (ISSN-L)
- 1541-0048
- PMC
- PMC1404968
- OpenAlex
- W2012749243
- Cited by
- 736
- References
- 10
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 19.99
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Locations
- American Journal of Public Health (publishedVersion)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- National Institutes of Health (5r01mh042908-11)
- National Institute of Mental Health (R01 MH 42908)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Infectious Diseases › HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
- Keywords
- HIV risk behavior, peer leaders, opinion leaders, gay men, unprotected anal intercourse, condom use, sexual partners, peer norms, community-based intervention, HIV prevention, gay clubs
- MeSH terms
- Community Participation, Health Education, Homosexuality, Humans, Male, Risk Factors, Sexual Behavior, HIV Infections
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