title: Ineffectiveness of AIDS education and HIV antibody testing in reducing high-risk behaviors among injection drug users.
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.
authors.affiliation: Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Seattle, Wash 98108.
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Calsyn
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Saxon
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Freeman
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Whittaker
mesh_terms: D015492:AIDS Serodiagnosis / Q000592:standards*; D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D000328:Adult; D015986:Confounding Factors, Epidemiologic; D003275:Contraceptive Devices, Male / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D004203:Disinfection / Q000592:standards; D005260:Female; D015438:Health Behavior; D006302:Health Services Research; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D008297:Male; D016485:Needle Sharing / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D009339:Needles; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards*; D012307:Risk Factors; D012725:Sexual Behavior; D012973:Sodium Hypochlorite; D015819:Substance Abuse, Intravenous / Q000150:complications / Q000523:psychology*; D014861:Washington / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D012973:Sodium Hypochlorite