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Randomized Controlled Trial
. 2013 Jul;17(6):2063-74.
doi: 10.1007/s10461-013-0407-2.

Motivational interviewing targeting risk behaviors for youth living with HIV in Thailand

Chokechai Rongkavilit  1 , Sylvie Naar-King, Bo Wang, Apirudee Panthong, Torsak Bunupuradah, Jeffrey T Parsons, Supalak Phonphithak, Juline A Koken, Pichai Saengcharnchai, Praphan Phanuphak
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Randomized Controlled Trial

Motivational interviewing targeting risk behaviors for youth living with HIV in Thailand

Chokechai Rongkavilit et al. AIDS Behav. 2013 Jul.

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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