An HIV prevention intervention for ethnically diverse men in substance abuse treatment: pilot study findings.

Objectives: We determined the acceptability, participants' receptivity, and effectiveness of a culturally adapted version of Real Men Are Safe (REMAS-CA), an HIV prevention intervention for men in substance abuse treatment.

Methods: In 2010 and 2011, we compared participants who attended at least 1 (of 5) REMAS-CA session (n = 66) with participants in the original REMAS study (n = 136). Participants completed an assessment battery at baseline and at 3-month follow-up with measures of substance abuse, HIV risk behaviors, perceived condom barriers, and demographics.

Real men are safe-culturally adapted: utilizing the Delphi process to revise real men are safe for an ethnically diverse group of men in substance abuse treatment.

Real Men Are Safe (REMAS) was effective at reducing the number of unprotected sexual occasions for men in substance abuse treatment compared to an HIV education control intervention. Utilizing a modified Delphi process, modules from REMAS were compared to similar-content modules from other CDC-approved, culturally tailored HIV prevention interventions. Utilizing ratings and recommendations obtained from an independent expert panel, REMAS was subsequently revised to be more culturally adapted for an ethnically diverse group of men.