Details

Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Kegeles, S M
• Hays, R B
• Coates, T J

Titel

The Mpowerment Project: a community-level HIV prevention intervention for young gay men

Ist Teil von

• American journal of public health (1971), 1996-08, Vol.86 (8 Pt 1), p.1129-1136

Ort / Verlag

Washington, DC: Am Public Health Assoc

Erscheinungsjahr

1996

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Quelle

Psychology & Behavioral Sciences Collection

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Since young gay men are engaging in alarmingly high rates of unsafe sex and few seek help for changing risky behaviors, community-level programs to prevent infection with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) among them are urgently needed. We developed and implemented a community-level HIV prevention program in a midsized Oregon community. The peer-led program had three components: out-reach, small groups, and a publicity campaign. Independently from the prevention program, a cohort of young gay men (n = 300) was surveyed in this and in a similar comparison community pre- and postintervention. Following intervention, the proportion of men engaging in any unprotected anal intercourse decreased from 41.0% to 30.0% (-27% from baseline), decreased from 20.2% to 11.1% (-45% from baseline) with nonprimary partners, and decreased from 58.9% to 44.7% (-24% from baseline) with boyfriends. No significant changes occurred in the comparison community over the same period. This prevention approach effectively led to HIV risk reduction. To reach risk-taking young gay men, HIV prevention activities must be embedded in social activities and community life.