Efficacy of a computerized intervention on HIV and intimate partner violence among substance-using women in community corrections: A randomized controlled trial

L. Gilbert, D. Goddard-Eckrich, T. Hunt, X. Ma, M. Chang, J. Rowe, T. McCrimmon, K. Johnson, S. Goodwin, M. Almonte and S.A. Shaw

American Journal of Public Health, 2016, vol. 106, issue 7, 1278-1286

Abstract: Objectives. To test the efficacy of a computerized, group-based HIV and intimate partner violence (IPV) intervention on reducing IPV victimization among substance-using women mandated to community corrections. Methods. Between November 2009 and January 2012, we randomly allocated 306 women from community corrections in New York City to 3 study arms of a computerized HIV and IPV prevention trial: (1) 4 group sessions intervention with computerized self-paced IPV prevention modules (Computerized Women on the Road to Health [WORTH]), (2) traditional HIV and IPV prevention intervention group covering the same HIV and IPV content as Computerized WORTH without computers (Traditional WORTH), and (3) a Wellness Promotion control group. Primary outcomes were physical, injurious, and sexual IPV victimization in the previous 6 months at 12-month follow-up. Results. Computerized WORTH participants reported significantly lower risk of physical IPV victimization, severe injurious IPV victimization, and severe sexual IPV victimization at 12-month follow-up when compared with control participants. No significant differences were seen between TraditionalWORTHand control participants for any IPV outcomes. Conclusions. The efficacy of Computerized WORTH across multiple IPV outcomes highlights the promise of integrating computerized, self-paced IPV prevention modules in HIV prevention groups.

Keywords: adult; controlled study; crime victim; female; health promotion; HIV Infections; human; middle aged; New York; organization and management; partner violence; prevention and control; prison; randomized controlled trial; risk factor; sexual behavior; single blind procedure; socioeconomics; statistics and numerical data; Substance-Related Disorders, Adult; Crime Victims; Female; Health Promotion; HIV Infections; Humans; Intimate Partner Violence; Middle Aged; New York City; Prisons; Risk Factors; Sexual Behavior; Single-Blind Method; Socioeconomic Factors; Spouse Abuse; Substance-Related Disorders (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2016.303119

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