Men in methadone maintenance versus psychosocial outpatient treatment: differences in sexual risk behaviors and intervention effectiveness from a multisite HIV prevention intervention trial.
The effectiveness of the Real Men Are Safe (REMAS) HIV prevention intervention was examined as a function of treatment program modality. REMAS was associated with significantly larger decreases in unprotected sexual occasions than an HIV education control condition in both treatment modalities. REMAS had superior effectiveness for reducing unprotected sexual occasions in the psychosocial outpatient compared to methadone. At the 6-month follow-up, the adjusted mean change for REMAS completers in psychosocial outpatient (M=6.4, d=0.38) was greater than for REMAS completers in methadone programs (M=2.3, d=0.25). Reasons for why REMAS appears to be especially effective in psychosocial outpatient programs are explored.
Calsyn
Donald A
DA
University of Washington Alcohol and Drug Abuse Institute, Seattle, WA 98105, USA. calsyn@u.washington.edu
Campbell
Aimee N C
AN
Crits-Christoph
Paul
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Doyle
Suzanne R
SR
Tross
Susan
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Hatch-Maillette
Mary A
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Mandler
Raul
R
D000328:Adult; D000553:Ambulatory Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D015897:Comorbidity; D017280:Condoms / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D004493:Education; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000635:transmission; D006266:Health Education; D006801:Humans; D013287:Illicit Drugs; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009293:Opioid-Related Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D010349:Patient Compliance / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D016730:Program Development; D012307:Risk Factors; D016320:Substance Abuse Treatment Centers / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D047568:Unsafe Sex
D013287:Illicit Drugs