Publications by authors named "Richard Tibbetts"
Importance: Concentrated epidemics of HIV and sexually transmitted infections (STIs) have persisted among Black women in community supervision programs (CSPs) in the United States. Accumulating research has highlighted the effectiveness of culturally tailored HIV/STI interventions for Black women; however, there is a dearth of such interventions for the large number of Black women in CSPs.
Objective: To determine the effectiveness of a 5-session culturally tailored group-based intervention (Empowering African-American Women on the Road to Health [E-WORTH]) with individualized computerized modules and streamlined HIV testing in reducing STIs and condomless sex vs a 1-session streamlined HIV testing control condition.
Article Synopsis
- Higher rates of HIV and STIs among individuals in community supervision programs (CSPs) highlight a need for targeted interventions, especially couple-based prevention methods which have not been previously implemented.
- A randomized clinical trial assessed the effectiveness of a 5-session couple-based intervention (PACT) versus a 1-session counseling program in reducing incidents of HIV, STIs, and condomless sex among drug-involved men in CSPs and their female partners, involving 230 couples.
- Results indicated that in a 12-month follow-up, 18 new cases of STIs were reported, with slightly more occurring in the couple-based intervention group (10 from PACT vs. 8 from CTR), suggesting a need for further refinement of