1. Translation of basic research in cognitive science to HIV-risk: a randomized controlled trial.
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Stacy AW, Nydegger LA, and Shono Y
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- Adult, Cognitive Science, Female, Hepatitis B prevention & control, Hepatitis C prevention & control, Humans, Male, Sexual Behavior statistics & numerical data, Attitude to Health, Condoms statistics & numerical data, HIV Infections prevention & control, Health Education methods, Safe Sex statistics & numerical data
- Abstract
Many people enrolled in drug diversion programs are not receiving evidence-based prevention for HIV or hepatitis. This study translated basic research from cognitive science to increase screening for infection and condom use in this population. A parallel three-condition randomized trial was conducted in a drug diversion sample (N = 358), comparing a memory practice condition with two active control conditions. Outcomes were condom use frequency and testing for infection (hepatitis B/C, HIV). At 3-month follow-up, participants in the memory practice condition were at least twice as likely (OR = 2.10 or greater, p < .01) to self-report testing compared to those in the control conditions and also reported more frequent condom use compared to a health education condition [B = .37, t(1) = 2.02, p = .02]. Basic research on memory can be effectively translated to brief interventions on infection screening and risk prevention in existing drug diversion programs.
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- 2019
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