A Randomized Trial of a Behavioral Intervention for High Risk Substance-Using MSM

Author(s)

Steven P. Kurtz, Nova Southeastern UniversityFollow
Ronald D. Stall, University of PittsburghFollow
Mance E. Buttram, Nova Southeastern UniversityFollow
Hilary L. Surratt, Nova Southeastern UniversityFollow
Minxing Chen, The University of Texas

ORCID ID

0000-0002-5001-7391, 0000-0003-4027-7840, 0000-0002-1247-8752

ResearcherID

H-3010-2014, K-3072-2014

Publication Title

AIDS and Behavior

ISSN

1090-7165

Publication Date

6-4-2013

Abstract

Substance-using men who have sex with men (MSM) are among the groups at highest risk for HIV infection in the United States. We report the results of a randomized trial testing the efficacy of a small group sexual and substance use risk reduction intervention based on empowerment theory compared to an enhanced efficacious control condition among 515 high risk not-in-treatment MSM substance users. Effect sizes for sexual risk and substance use outcomes were moderate to large: HIV transmission risk frequency, d = 0.71 in the control versus 0.66 in the experimental group; number of anal sex partners, d = 1.04 versus 0.98; substance dependence symptoms, d = 0.49 versus 0.53; significant differences were not observed between conditions. Black MSM reduced their risks at a greater rate than White or Latino men. The findings point to a critically important research agenda to reduce HIV transmission among MSM substance users.

DOI

10.1007/s10461-013-0531-z

Volume

17

First Page

2914

Last Page

2926

NSUWorks Citation

Kurtz, S. P., Stall, R. D., Buttram, M. E., Surratt, H. L., & Chen, M. (2013). A Randomized Trial of a Behavioral Intervention for High Risk Substance-Using MSM. AIDS and Behavior, 17, 2914-2926. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10461-013-0531-z