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Efficacy of computer-based HIV/AIDS education for injection drug users
Lisa A Marsch1, Warren K Bickel
1University of Vermont, Department of Psychiatry, Burlington, VT, USA. marsch@ndri.org
Objective:
To compare computer-delivered to therapist-delivered HIV/AIDS education among opioid-dependent, injection drug-users (IDUs).
Methods:
We randomly assigned IDUs to receive either computer-based or counselor-delivered HIV/AIDS education.
Results:
Participants who received the computer-based intervention learned significantly more information about HIV prevention, retained significantly more information at a 3-month follow-up, liked the teaching medium significantly more, and requested additional information about HIV/AIDS at the end of the intervention with greater frequency than did the comparison group. Individuals in both conditions reported significant reductions in HIV risk behavior.
Conclusions:
Results demonstrated that computer-delivered HIV/AIDS education may provide an innovative and efficacious intervention for IDUs.
