title: Impact of an educational intervention to promote condom use among the male partners of HIV positive women.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Promoting the secondary prevention of HIV transmission is essential.
  
  
  METHODS
  An intervention. aimed at increasing condom use by partners. was delivered to HIV positive women attending a Brazilian clinic. It included educational advice delivered by doctors. and unlimited access to free condoms. A pre-post design was used: 170 control group women were recruited. the intervention was implemented. and 170 intervention group women were then enrolled. All were interviewed at baseline. 30 and 60 days.
  
  
  RESULTS
  After training. doctors were more likely to provide advice on condom use. Reported use increased by 8.8% points (a 14.2% increase) in the intervention group after 30 days. and by 5.7 points (9.5%) in the control group (P = 0.52).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The reasons why the intervention failed to reach a significant effect are discussed. as are the possible Public Health impact of a 14.2% increase in condom use among HIV positive women.
authors.affiliation: Maternal and Child Department, Faculty of Medicine, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Avenida Duque de Caxias, 250, Pelotas, RS, Brazil. maris.sul@terra.com.br
authors.forename: Mariângela Freitas
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: da Silveira
authors.forename: Iná Silva
authors.initials: IS
authors.lastname: dos Santos
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000554:Ambulatory Care Facilities; D017280:Condoms / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000635:transmission; D006679:HIV Seropositivity; D015438:Health Behavior; D006266:Health Education / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012725:Sexual Behavior; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors