title: Behavioral intervention to reduce AIDS risk activities.
abstract: Behavior change can curtail the spread of acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS). In this study, 104 gay men with a history of frequent AIDS high-risk behavior completed self-report, self-monitoring, and behavioral measures related to AIDS risk. The sample was randomly divided into experimental and waiting-list control groups. The experimental intervention provided AIDS risk education, cognitive-behavioral self-management training, sexual assertion training, and attention to the development of steady and self-affirming social supports. Experimental group participants greatly reduced their frequency of high-risk sexual practices and increased behavioral skills for refusing sexual coercions, AIDS risk knowledge, and adoption of "safer sex" practices. Change was maintained at the 8-month follow-up.
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Kelly
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: St Lawrence
authors.forename: H V
authors.initials: HV
authors.lastname: Hood
authors.forename: T L
authors.initials: TL
authors.lastname: Brasfield
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000517:prevention & control*; D000328:Adult; D001521:Behavior Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D006266:Health Education / Q000379:methods*; D006716:Homosexuality / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012307:Risk Factors; D012725:Sexual Behavior