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Clinical Trial
. 1992 Apr;82(4):573-5.
doi: 10.2105/ajph.82.4.573.

Ineffectiveness of AIDS education and HIV antibody testing in reducing high-risk behaviors among injection drug users

D A Calsyn  1 , A J Saxon, G Freeman Jr, S Whittaker
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Clinical Trial

Ineffectiveness of AIDS education and HIV antibody testing in reducing high-risk behaviors among injection drug users

D A Calsyn et al. Am J Public Health. 1992 Apr.

Abstract

The effectiveness of education in reducing high-risk human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) transmission behaviors was examined in 313 injection drug users. Involvement in high-risk behaviors was assessed via structured interview at study entry and 4 months following the intervention. Subjects were randomly assigned to (1) AIDS education, (2) AIDS education with optional HIV antibody testing, or (3) a wait list. The sample as a whole decreased its involvement in high-risk behaviors, but there were no significant differences as a function of experimental group assignment.

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