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Safer Sex Intervention for Male Clients of Female Sex Workers in Tijuana, Mexico

NCT01280838 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 400

Last updated 2015-05-27

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Behavioral interventions designed to reduce risk of HIV and sexually transmitted infections (STIs) have mostly failed to consider clients of female sex workers (FSWs), who may act as a "bridge" to the general population. This study proposes to test a brief, one-hour counseling intervention with male clients in Tijuana, Mexico, to reduce their rates of unprotected sex (i.e., sex without a condom) with FSWs as well as their rates of infection with HIV and STIs. Finding an effective intervention for this population is important given the rising rates of HIV infection in Tijuana (as documented in earlier studies) and the large numbers of people crossing the border in both directions, many of them specifically to purchase sex from FSWs in Tijuana.

Conditions

  • HIV
  • Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Hombre Seguro

A theory-based intervention that uses principles of behavior change derived from Social Cognitive Theory (SCT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Theory of Reasoned Action (TRA), and MI to increase clients' use of condoms with FSWs.

BEHAVIORAL

Didactic attention-control condition

The didactic control condition is a modified version of the CDC's revised guidelines for HIV counseling, testing, and referral and materials from Mexico's National Center for AIDS Studies (CENSIDA). The one-session, 60-minute counseling intervention focuses on HIV and STI prevention, risk appraisal, and the development of a risk reduction plan.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Thomas L Patterson, Ph.D. · University of California, San Diego

  • Carlos Magis Rodriguez, MD, MPH · Comisión de Salud Fronteriza Mexico-Estados Unidos

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
MALE
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2011-01-31
Primary Completion
2015-02-28
Completion
2015-02-28

Countries

  • Mexico

Study Locations

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