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Published in: AIDS and Behavior 8/2011

01-11-2011 | Original Paper

Reducing Sexual HIV/STI Risk and Harmful Alcohol Use Among Female Sex Workers in Mongolia: A Randomized Clinical Trial

Authors: Susan S. Witte, Batsukh Altantsetseg, Toivgoo Aira, Marion Riedel, Jiehua Chen, Katie Potocnik, Nabila El-Bassel, Elwin Wu, Louisa Gilbert, Catherine Carlson, Hanfei Yao

Published in: AIDS and Behavior | Issue 8/2011

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Abstract

This study examined the efficacy of an enhanced intervention to reduce sexual risk of HIV/STI and harmful alcohol use among female sex workers in Mongolia. Women (n = 166) were recruited and randomized to either (1) a relationship-based HIV sexual risk reduction intervention; (2) the same sexual risk reduction intervention plus motivational interviewing; or (3) a control condition focused on wellness promotion. At three and six month follow-up, both treatment interventions and the wellness promotion condition were effective in reducing the percentage and the number of unprotected acts of vaginal sex with paying partners in the past 90 days. All three conditions demonstrated efficacy in reducing harmful alcohol use. No significant differences in effects were observed between conditions. Findings suggest that even low impact behavioral interventions can achieve considerable reductions of HIV/STI risk and harmful alcohol use with a highly vulnerable population in a low resourced setting.
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Metadata
Title
Reducing Sexual HIV/STI Risk and Harmful Alcohol Use Among Female Sex Workers in Mongolia: A Randomized Clinical Trial
Authors
Susan S. Witte
Batsukh Altantsetseg
Toivgoo Aira
Marion Riedel
Jiehua Chen
Katie Potocnik
Nabila El-Bassel
Elwin Wu
Louisa Gilbert
Catherine Carlson
Hanfei Yao
Publication date
01-11-2011
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
AIDS and Behavior / Issue 8/2011
Print ISSN: 1090-7165
Electronic ISSN: 1573-3254
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10461-011-9984-0

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