Title |
Motivational Interviewing Targeting Risk Behaviors for Youth Living with HIV in Thailand
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Published in |
AIDS and Behavior, January 2013
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DOI | 10.1007/s10461-013-0407-2 |
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Authors |
Chokechai Rongkavilit, Sylvie Naar-King, Bo Wang, Apirudee Panthong, Torsak Bunupuradah, Jeffrey T. Parsons, Supalak Phonphithak, Juline A. Koken, Pichai Saengcharnchai, Praphan Phanuphak |
Abstract |
Healthy Choices, a four-session motivational interviewing-based intervention, reduces risk behaviors among US youth living with HIV (YLWH). We randomized 110 Thai YLWH (16-25 years) to receive either Healthy Choices or time-matched health education (Control) over 12 weeks. Risk behaviors were assessed at baseline, 1, and 6 months post-session. The pilot study was not powered for between-group differences; there were no statistical differences in sexual risks, alcohol use, and antiretroviral adherence between the two groups at any visit. In within-group analyses, Healthy Choices group demonstrated decreases in the proportion of HIV-negative partners (20 vs 8.2%, P = 0.03) and HIV sexual risk scores (4.3 vs 3.3, P = 0.04), and increased trends in the proportion of protected sex (57 vs 76.3%, P = 0.07) from baseline to 1 month post-session. These changes were not sustained 6 months later. No changes were observed in Control group. Healthy Choices has potential to improve sexual risks among Thai YLWH. |
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United States | 1 | 50% |
Unknown | 1 | 50% |
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Members of the public | 2 | 100% |
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United Kingdom | 2 | 1% |
Italy | 1 | <1% |
Unknown | 131 | 98% |
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Student > Master | 20 | 15% |
Researcher | 19 | 14% |
Student > Bachelor | 12 | 9% |
Student > Doctoral Student | 10 | 7% |
Student > Ph. D. Student | 9 | 7% |
Other | 25 | 19% |
Unknown | 39 | 29% |
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Psychology | 30 | 22% |
Nursing and Health Professions | 18 | 13% |
Medicine and Dentistry | 18 | 13% |
Social Sciences | 9 | 7% |
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 4 | 3% |
Other | 11 | 8% |
Unknown | 44 | 33% |