Sexual behaviours of HIV-seropositive men and women following release from prison.

Twenty-five percent of the US HIV-infected population is released from a prison or jail each year. As the extent of risky sexual behaviours after prison release is largely unknown, we interviewed a cohort (n = 64) of HIV-infected, recently released (mean 45 days, SD 28) prisoners about their current sexual risk behaviours. Almost half (47%, n = 64) of the released prisoners reported sexual activity after release, mostly with regular partners.

Brief motivational interviewing to improve adherence to antiretroviral therapy: development and qualitative pilot assessment of an intervention.

Because successful HIV treatment requires exceptional adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART), interventions to improve ART adherence are essential. We developed and pilot-tested an intervention to improve ART adherence, based on brief motivational interviewing (MI), which has successfully improved selected health behaviors but has not been tested for ART adherence. We administered the 15- to 30-minute MI session to 20 HIV-positive adults and assessed its usefulness and relevance.