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3039.0: Monday, November 05, 2007: 8:30 AM-10:00 AM | ||||
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| Innovative HIV interventions are needed that target vulnerable populations, including persons currently living with HIV/AIDS. In this session, participants will learn about several innovative programs and the efficacy of these programs on changing behaviors. The first presentation will discuss the effectiveness of a computer program in improving screening and counseling among HIV-positive adults. The focus of the second presentation is the evaluation of a brief, safer sex intervention delivered in a clinic setting that focuses on yong African American males recently diagnosed with an STI. The third presentation will report on a field investigation of a prevention program that combined drama theory with social cognitive theory in Ethiopia. The focus of the fourth presentation is the efficacy of a peer delivered program while the final presentation will focus on factors correlated with stigma among HIV positive persons residing in India. | ||||
| Learning Objectives: 1. Articulate socio-demographic factors associated with the development and implementation of education/prevention programs 2. Describe behavior changes resulting from the implementation of innovative strategies and prevention programs that target risky behaviors among diverse populations 3. Identify the barriers and facilitators associated with applying innovative education and prevention programs | ||||
| Moderator(s): | Scott Rhodes, PhD, MPH, CHES | |||
| 8:30 AM |  | Positive Choice: A "video doctor" intervention reduces risky behaviors by HIV-positive adults Paul A. Gilbert, MSPH, Daniel Ciccarone, MD, MPH, Stuart A. Gansky, MS, DrPH, Sophia H. Calderon, BA, Barbara Gerbert, PhD | ||
| 8:45 AM | | A Brief, Clinc-Based Safer Sex Intervention for African American Men at-risk of HIV Acquisition: A Randomized Controlled Trial Richard A. Crosby, PhD, Ralph DiClemente, PhD, Richard J. Charnigo, PhD | ||
| 9:00 AM | | Drama Theory and Entertainment Education: Exploring the Effects of a Radio Drama on Intentions to Abstain from Sex to Limit HIV Transmission in Ethiopia Rachel Smith, PhD | ||
| 9:15 AM | A computer-driven, peer-counseling program increases sexual safety among HIV-positive men David McKirnan, PhD, Marina Tolou-Shams, PhD | |||
| 9:30 AM | | Correlates of perceived HIV/AIDS-related stigma and discrimination among couples in Northern India: Gender differences and the moderating role of HIV/AIDS knowledge Alpna Agrawal, MPH, Shelah S. Bloom, ScD, Kaushalendra K. Singh, PhD, Chirayath M. Suchindran, PhD | ||
| See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information. | ||||
| Organized by: | HIV/AIDS | |||
| Endorsed by: | Caucus on Refugee and Immigrant Health; Public Health Education and Health Promotion; Socialist Caucus | |||
| CE Credits: | CME, Health Education (CHES), Nursing | |||
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