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Open Access
01-12-2015 | Meeting abstract
“There’s an app for that” — A novel tool to help community correction populations learn strategies to decrease HIV risk behaviors after release
Authors:
Julie Gray, Jennifer Pankow, Wayne EK Lehman, Grace Rowan, Kevin Knight
Published in:
Addiction Science & Clinical Practice
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Special Issue 1/2015
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Excerpt
During the first 5 years of the Disease Risk Reduction Project, an in-prison intervention curriculum was developed and tested that focused on decreasing risky sexual and drug use behaviors after release. The WaySafe intervention curriculum was delivered during the 2 months prior to release from incarceration. Compared to the control group, those in WaySafe showed greater gains on all composite measures (e.g., HIV knowledge confidence, avoidance of risky sex, avoidance of risky drug use, HIV testing awareness, and risk reduction skills. In addition, WaySafe was followed by a take-home workbook to be completed post-release. The goal of the take-home assignment was to reinforce skills and strategies learned through WaySafe during the offenders’ transition back into the community. …
