A mixed methods evaluation of the effect of the protect and respect intervention on the condom use and disclosure practices of women living with HIV/AIDS

AIDS Behav. 2010 Jun;14(3):567-79. doi: 10.1007/s10461-009-9562-x. Epub 2009 Apr 9.

Abstract

This mixed methods study evaluated the efficacy of an intervention to increase HIV status disclosure and condom use among 184 women living with HIV/AIDS (WLH/A). Participants were recruited from an HIV clinic and randomly assigned to: (1) a comparison group, who received brief messages from their health care providers (HCPs), or; (2) an intervention group, who received messages from HCPs, a group-level intervention, and peer-led support groups. Participants completed risk surveys at baseline, 6-, 12-, and 18-months. Quantitative analyses using hierarchical generalized linear models within a repeated measures framework indicated that intervention participants had significantly higher odds of reporting condom use with sexual partners in months 6 and 18. Grounded Theory-based qualitative analyses suggested that the opportunity to discuss the social context of their lives in addition to HIV/AIDS, including continued stigma and fear related to disclosure, are also essential components of a prevention strategy for WLH/A.

Publication types

  • Randomized Controlled Trial
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Black People
  • Condoms / statistics & numerical data*
  • Counseling / methods
  • Female
  • HIV Infections / diagnosis
  • HIV Infections / ethnology
  • HIV Infections / prevention & control*
  • HIV Infections / transmission
  • Health Education / methods
  • Hispanic or Latino
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Program Evaluation / methods*
  • Risk Reduction Behavior
  • Risk-Taking
  • Sexual Behavior
  • Sexual Partners
  • Truth Disclosure*
  • Unsafe Sex / prevention & control
  • Women's Health*