Departmental Papers (ASC)
Document Type
Journal Article
Date of this Version
12-2-2014
Publication Source
AIDS and Behavior
DOI
10.1007/s10461-014-0961-2
Abstract
We examined the efficacy and mediation of Being Responsible for Ourselves (BRO), an HIV/STI risk reduction intervention for African American men who have sex with men (MSM), the population with the highest HIV diagnosis rate in the US. We randomized African American MSM to one of two interventions: BRO HIV/STI risk reduction, targeting condom use; or attention-matched control, targeting physical activity and healthy diet. The interventions were based on social cognitive theory, the reasoned-action approach, and qualitative research. Men reporting anal intercourse with other men in the past 90 days were eligible and completed pre-intervention,
Copyright/Permission Statement
The article is published under the Creative Commons Attribution license which allows users to read, copy, distribute and make works, as long as the author of the original work is cited. You may self archive this article on your own website, an institutional repository or funder’s repository and make it publicly available immediately.
Keywords
HIV, men who have sex with men, African Americans, intervention, sexual behavior
Recommended Citation
Jemmott, J. B., Jemmott, L., O'Leary, A., Icard, L. D., Rutledge, S. E., Stevens, R., Hsu, J., & Stephens, A. J. (2014). On the Efficacy and Mediation of a One-on-One HIV Risk-Reduction Intervention for African American Men Who Have Sex With Men: A Randomized Controlled Trial. AIDS and Behavior, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10461-014-0961-2
Included in
Communication Commons, Health Psychology Commons, Infectious Disease Commons, Public Health Commons
Date Posted: 04 February 2015
This document has been peer reviewed.