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| Ranking |
Evidence-Based Practice |
| Description |
Living in Good Health Together (LIGHT) is an intervention to reduce risky sexual behaviors among low-income, urban clinic patients. The seven-session program is delivered to same-sex small groups at inner-city sexually transmitted disease (STD) and primary care clinics. Sessions cover topics including HIV/AIDS education, identification of triggers for risky behavior, condom use, methods to negotiate safer sex, and developing new behavioral routines. Participants learn skills specific to their relationships involving steady partners, casual partners, or drug-using partners. During the intervention participants set and revise individual goals for risk reduction. In addition to lecture and video demonstrations, LIGHT programming incorporates role play and activities to encourage group interaction. |
| Goal / Mission |
The goal of the LIGHT intervention is to prevent new STD infections by reducing sex risk behaviors. |
| Results / Accomplishments |
In a study of more than 3,700 patients, participants in the LIGHT intervention were compared to a control group that received a single AIDS education session. Intervention participants reported significantly fewer unprotected vaginal and anal intercourse acts than comparison participants at 3-, 6-, and 12-month follow-ups (all p’s < 0.0001). LIGHT participants reported a significantly greater proportion of condom-protected intercourse acts and were significantly more likely to report consistent condom use or abstinence than comparison patients at all three follow-ups (all p’s < 0.0001). Intervention participants were significantly less likely to report STD symptoms at one or more follow-ups (p = 0.001) and a significantly smaller percentage were diagnosed with gonorrhea than comparison participants during the 12-month follow-up period (p < 0.05). |
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Health / Immunizations & Infectious Diseases
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| Organization(s) |
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) |
| Source |
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
| Date of Publication |
1998 |
| Date of Implementation |
1994 |
| Geographic Type |
Urban |
| Location |
Country: USA |
| Primary Contact |
Charles Collins
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Public Information and Communications Branch
6001 Executive Boulevard, Room 8184, MSC 9663
Bethesda, MD 20892-9663
404-639-0966
cwc4@cdc.gov
http://www.nimh.nih.gov
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| For more details |
http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/topics/research/prs/reso...
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| Target Audience |
Adults |
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