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Efficacy of a woman-focused intervention to reduce HIV risk and increase self-sufficiency among African American crack abusers

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  • Wechsberg, W.M.
  • Lam, W.K.K.
  • Zule, W.A.
  • Bobashev, G.

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Objectives. This study compares 3- and 6-month outcomes of a woman-focused HIV intervention for crack abusers, a revised National Institute on Drug Abuse standard intervention, and a control group. Methods. Out-of-drug-treatment African American women (n=620) who use crack participated in a randomized field experiment. Risk behavior, employment, and housing status were assessed with linear and logistic regression. Results. All groups significantly reduced crack use and high-risk sex at each follow-up, but only woman-focused intervention participants consistently improved employment and housing status. Compared with control subjects at 6 months, woman-focused intervention participants were least likely to engage in unprotected sex; revised standard intervention women reported greatest reductions in crack use. Conclusions. A woman-focused intervention can successfully reduce risk and facilitate employment and housing and may effectively reduce the frequency of unprotected sex in the longer term.

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  • Wechsberg, W.M. & Lam, W.K.K. & Zule, W.A. & Bobashev, G., 2004. "Efficacy of a woman-focused intervention to reduce HIV risk and increase self-sufficiency among African American crack abusers," American Journal of Public Health, American Public Health Association, vol. 94(7), pages 1165-1173.
  • Handle: RePEc:aph:ajpbhl:2004:94:7:1165-1173_1
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    1. Lewandowski, Cathleen A. & Hill, Twyla J., 2008. "The impact of foster care and Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) on women's drug treatment outcomes," Children and Youth Services Review, Elsevier, vol. 30(8), pages 942-954, August.

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