Barriers to condom use: Results for men and women enrolled in HIV risk reduction trials in outpatient drug treatment. Issue 2 (2nd April 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Campbell, Aimee N. C.; Brooks, Audrey J.; Pavlicova, Martina; Hu, Mei-Chen; Hatch-Maillette, Mary A.; Calsyn, Donald A.; Tross, Susan
• Is Part Of: Journal of HIV/AIDS & social services. Volume 15:Issue 2(2016)
• Page Start: 130
• Page End: 146
• Publication Date: 2016-04-02
• Subjects: attitudes -- condoms -- gender differences -- HIV/AIDS -- substance use disorders; AIDS (Disease) -- Social aspects -- Periodicals; AIDS (Disease) -- Patients -- Services for -- Periodicals; 362.1969792005
• DOI: 10.1080/15381501.2016.1166090
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1538-1501

Abstract

ABSTRACT: HIV transmission often occurs through heterosexual high-risk sex. Even in the era of HIV combination prevention, promoting condom use and understanding barriers to consistent condom use remain priorities, especially among substance-dependent individuals. Men and women ( N = 729) in outpatient drug treatment participated in a five-session gender-specific risk reduction group or one-session HIV Education group. Condom barriers (Motivation, Partner-related, Access/Availability, Sexual experience) were assessed at baseline and 6-month follow-up. Completing either intervention was associated with fewer motivation and partner-related barriers. Among women, reductions in motivation and sexual experience barriers were associated with less sexual risk with primary partners. Condom barriers are important to gender-specific HIV prevention; given limited resources, brief interventions maximizing active components are needed.