Bathhouse-based voluntary counseling and testing is feasible and shows preliminary evidence of effectiveness

Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 239-246

  Huebner, David M ^a   Binson, Diane ^a   Woods, William J ^a   Dilworth, Samantha E ^a   Neilands, Torsten B ^a   Grinstead, Olga ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bathhouse; Counseling and testing; Effectiveness; MSM

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANUS INTERCOURSE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL COUNSELING; VIRUS DETECTION;

ADULT; BATHS; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; COUNSELING; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 33749010580     PISSN: 15254135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.qai.0000242464.50947.16     Document Type: Article

References (26)

1. Weinhardt LS, Carey MP, Johnson BT, et al. Effects of HIV counseling and testing on sexual risk behavior: a meta-analytic review of published research, 1985-1997. Am J Public Health. 2000;90:1152-1153.
2. Dilley JW, Woods WJ, Sabatino J, et al. Changing sexual behavior among gay male repeat testers for HIV: a randomized, controlled trial of a single session intervention. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2002;30:177-186.
3. Kamb ML, Fishbein M, Douglas JM, et al. Efficacy of risk-reduction counseling to prevent human immunodeficiency virus and sexually transmitted diseases: a randomized controlled trial. Project RESPECT Study Group. JAMA. 1998;280:1161-1167.
4. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Advancing HIV prevention: new strategies for a changing epidemic - United States, 2003. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2003;52:329-332.
5. Buchbinder SP, Vittinghoff E, Heagerty PJ, et al. Sexual risk, nitrite inhalant use, and lack of circumcision associated with HIV seroconversion in men who have sex with men in the United States. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2005;39:82-89.
6. Valleroy L, MacKellar D, Karon J, et al. HIV prevalence and associated risks in young men who have sex with men. JAMA. 2000;284:198-204.
7. Binson D, Woods WJ, Pollack L, et al. Differential HIV risk in bathhouses and public cruising areas. Am J Public Health. 2001;91:1482-1486.
8. Binson D, Woods WJ, Pollack L, et al. Bridging HIV/STI testing programmes to high risk men. Int J STD AIDS. 2006;16:600-604.
9. Judson FN, Miller KG, Schaffnit TR. Screening for gonorrhea and syphilis in the gay baths - Denver, Colorado. Am J Public Health. 1977;67:740-742.
10. Woods WJ, Binson D, Mayne TJ, et al. HIV/sexually transmitted disease education and prevention in US bathhouse and sex club environments. AIDS. 2000;14:625-626.
11. Spielberg F, Branson BM, Goldbaum GM, et al. Choosing HIV counseling and testing strategies for outreach settings: a randomized trial. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2005;38:348-355.
12. Conrad FG, Schober MF. Clarifying question meaning in a household telephone survey. Public Opin Q. 2000;64:1-28.
13. Schober MF, Conrad FG. Does conversational interviewing reduce survey measurement error? Public Opin Q. 1997;61:567-602.
14. SAS Institute. SAS/Stat User's Guide, version 9.1. Cary, NC: SAS Institute; 2004.
15. Stata Corporation. Stata Version 8.0 Reference Guide. College Station, TX: Stata Press; 2004.
16. Schafer JL. Analysis of Incomplete Multivariate Data. London, UK: Chapman & Hall; 1997.
17. Collins LM, Schafer JL, Kam C. A comparison of inclusive and restrictive strategies in modern missing data. Psychol Methods. 2001;6:330-351.
18. Hardin JW, Hilbe JM. Generalized Estimating Equations. Boca Raton, FL: Chapman and Hall/CRC; 2003.
19. Hosmer DW, Lemeshow S. Applied Logistic Regression. New York, NY: John Wiley & Sons; 1989.
20. Vittinghoff E, Glidden DV, Shiboski SC, et al. Regression Methods in Biostatistics: Linear, Logistic, Survival, and Repeated Measures Models. New York, NY: Springer; 2005.
21. Berkeley City Health Department. HIV Counseling and Testing Surveillance Data. 2001, Berkely, CA, USA.
22. Crawford JM, Kippax SC, Mao L, et al. Number of risk acts by relationship status and partner serostatus: findings from the HIM cohort of homosexually active men in Sydney, Australia. AIDS Behav. 2006;10:325-331.
23. Davidovich U, de Wit JB, Stroebe W. Assessing sexual risk behaviour of young gay men in primary relationships: the incorporation of negotiated safety and negotiated safety compliance. AIDS. 2000;14:701-706.
24. DiFranceisco W, Holtgrave DR, Hoxie N, et al. HIV seropositivity rates in outreach-based counseling and testing services: program evaluation. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr Hum Retrovirol. 1998;19:282-288.
25. Varghese B, Peterman TA. Cost-effectiveness of HIV counseling and testing in US prisons. J Urban Health. 2001;78:304-312.
26. Summers T, Spielberg F, Collins C, et al. Voluntary counseling, testing, and referral for HIV: new technologies, research findings create dynamic opportunities. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2000;25(Suppl 2):S128-S135.