232456 Real men are safe

Tuesday, November 9, 2010

Donald Calsyn, PhD , Research Affiliate, Alcohol & Drug Abuse Institute, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
A. Kathleen Burlew, PhD , Department of Psychology, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH
Mary Hatch-Maillette, PhD , Alcohol and Drug Abuse Institute, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Lynette Wright, MSW , Alcohol & Drug Abuse institute, University of Washingtom, Seattle, WA
Jerika Wilson , Department of Psychology, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH
In the NIDA Clinical Trials Network Safe Sex for Men protocol (CTN0018), we found that the intervention, “Real Men Are Safe,” was effective at reducing the number of unprotected sexual occasions for men in SA treatment compared to a HIV education control intervention. Subsequent analysis indicated the intervention was less effective with African American compared to white participants. Utilizing a modified Delphi Process ratings and recommendations from an independent expert panel were obtained. Real Men Are Safe was then subsequently revised to be more culturally tailored to African American and Hispanic men. The race data for CTN0018 will be presented, and the revision process which includes cultural sensitivity ratings and expert panel member recommendations for change will be described. The specific ways in which Real Men Are Safe modules were changed in response to the Delphi process will be presented. In a second phase of the study, the revised intervention will be pilot tested in 4 community treatment programs with either high concentrations of African Americans or Hispanic men.

Learning Areas:
Other professions or practice related to public health
Social and behavioral sciences

Learning Objectives:
In CTN0018, we found that our intervention, “Real Men Are Safe” was effective at reducing the number of unprotected sexual occasions for men in SA treatment compared to a HIV education control intervention. Subsequent analysis indicated we were not being as successful with African American compared to white participants.

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I am qualified to present because I am the principle investigator on the "Tailoring Real Men Are Safe" for African Ameriucan and Hispanic Men" project.
Any relevant financial relationships? No

I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.

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