Results From a Randomized Controlled Trial of a Peer-Mentoring Intervention to Reduce HIV Transmission and Increase Access to Care and Adherence to HIV Medications Among HIV-Seropositive Injection Drug Users.

Authors :: Purcell, David W.
Latka, Mary H.
Metsch, Lisa R.
Latkin, Carl A.
Gómez, Cynthia A.
Mizuno, Yuko
Arnsten, Julia H.
Wilkinson, James D.
Knight, Kelly R.
Knowlton, Amy R.
Santibanez, Scott
Tobin, Karin E.
Dawson Rose, Carol
Valverde, Eduardo E.
Gourevitch, Marc N.
Eldred, Lois
Borkowf, Craig B.
Source :: JAIDS: Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes. 11/1/2007 Supplement, Vol. 46 Issue S2, pS35-S47. 13p. 1 Diagram, 5 Charts.
Publication Year :: 2007
Abstract: The article discusses the results from a randomized controlled trial of a peer-mentoring intervention to reduce HIV transmission and increase access to care and adherence to HIV medications among HIV-Seropositive injection drug users (IDU). Results showed that both interventions led to decreases in risk behaviors but no changes in medical outcomes. It concludes that the characteristics of the trial may have contributed to the results, and directions for future research are identified.

Subjects :: *HIV infections
*AIDS prevention
*PREVENTION
*CLINICAL trials
*RESEARCH
*DRUGS

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