Reduction of high-risk sexual behavior among heterosexuals undergoing HIV antibody testing: A randomized clinical trial

N.S. Wenger, L.S. Linn, M. Epstein and M.F. Shapiro

American Journal of Public Health, 1991, vol. 81, issue 12, 1580-1585

Abstract: Background. We evaluated the effect of HIV antibody testing on sexual behavior and communication with sexual partners about AIDS risk among heterosexual adults at a clinic for sexually transmitted diseases. Methods. We randomized 186 subjects to receive either AIDS education alone (the control group) or AIDS education, an HIV antibody test, and the test results (the intervention group). These subjects were then followed up 8 weeks later. Results. At follow-up, mean number of sexual partners decreased, but not differently between groups. However, compared with controls, HIV antibody test intervention subjects, all of whom tested negative, questioned their most recent sexual partner more about HIV antibody status (P

Date: 1991
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