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Randomized Controlled Trial
. 2008 Apr 1;47(4):506-13.
doi: 10.1097/QAI.0b013e318160d727.

Effects of a coping intervention on transmission risk behavior among people living with HIV/AIDS and a history of childhood sexual abuse

Kathleen J Sikkema  1 , Patrick A Wilson, Nathan B Hansen, Arlene Kochman, Sharon Neufeld, Musie S Ghebremichael, Trace Kershaw
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Randomized Controlled Trial

Effects of a coping intervention on transmission risk behavior among people living with HIV/AIDS and a history of childhood sexual abuse

Kathleen J Sikkema et al. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. .

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  • J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2010 Oct 1;55(2):286

Abstract

Objectives: To examine the effect of a 15-session coping group intervention compared with a 15-session therapeutic support group intervention among HIV-positive men and women with a history of childhood sexual abuse (CSA) on sexual transmission risk behavior.

Design: A randomized controlled behavioral intervention trial with 12-month follow-up.

Methods: A diverse sample of 247 HIV-positive men and women with histories of CSA was randomized to 1 of 2 time-matched group intervention conditions. Sexual behavior was assessed at baseline; immediately after the intervention; and at 4-, 8-, and 12-month follow-up periods (5 assessments). Changes in frequency of unprotected anal and vaginal intercourse by intervention condition were examined using generalized linear mixed models for all partners, and specifically for HIV-negative or serostatus unknown partners.

Results: Participants in the HIV and trauma coping intervention condition decreased their frequency of unprotected sexual intercourse more than participants in the support intervention condition for all partners (P < 0.001; d = 0.38, 0.32, and 0.38 at the 4-, 8-, and 12-month follow-up periods, respectively) and for HIV-negative and serostatus unknown partners (P < 0.001; d = 0.48, 0.39, and 0.04 at the 4-, 8-, and 12-month follow-up periods, respectively).

Conclusion: A group intervention to address coping with HIV and CSA can be effective in reducing transmission risk behavior among HIV-positive men and women with histories of sexual trauma.

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