Enhancing condom use among black male youths: A randomized controlled trial

R.A. Crosby, R.J. Charnigo, L.F. Salazar, R. Pasternak, I.W. Terrell, J. Ricks, R.V. Smith and S.N. Taylor

American Journal of Public Health, 2014, vol. 104, issue 11, 2219-2225

Abstract: Objectives. We tested the efficacy of a brief intervention to promote correct and consistent use of condoms among Black male youths attending sexually transmitted infection (STI) clinics in 3 southern US cities. Methods. In 2010 to 2012, we screened (n = 1102) and enrolled (n = 702) youths aged 15 to 23 years who identified as Black and reported recent (past 2 months) sexual activity and randomized them to a private, brief, interactive intervention (n = 349) or an attention-equivalent control condition (n = 353). Assessments occurred at baseline and 2 and 6 months after the intervention. Results. At 6 months, with adjustment for age and pretest nonequivalence of the outcome variable, an estimated odds ratio (EOR) of 1.63 (95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.07, 2.49; P = .02) indicated efficacy for correct condom use. An adjusted generalized estimating equations model with both 2- and 6-month condom use variables produced an EOR of 1.49 (95% CI = 1.06, 2.08; P = .02). We did not observe significant effects on chlamydia and gonorrhea incidence. Conclusions. This brief intervention, delivered as part of STI clinical care, could help alleviate the disproportionate STI-HIV burden among young Black men. © 2014, American Public Health Association Inc. All rights reserved.

Keywords: adolescent; African American; condom; controlled study; epidemiology; health education; health promotion; human; male; procedures; psychology; randomized controlled trial; Sexually Transmitted Diseases; statistics and numerical data; United States; United States; utilization; young adult, Adolescent; African Americans; Condoms; Health Education; Health Promotion; Humans; Louisiana; Male; North Carolina; Sexually Transmitted Diseases; Young Adult (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2014.302131

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