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RESPECT: Brief Counseling plus Booster

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Description

The RESPECT: Brief Counseling plus Booster intervention is a one-on-one sexually transmitted disease (STD) prevention program that builds upon the RESPECT intervention. The initial program includes two brief counseling sessions; the RESPECT plus Booster incorporates an additional follow-up session 6 months later. HIV counselors work with sexually active, HIV-negative, STD clinic patients to identify personal risk factors. During counseling sessions participants develop an achievable personalized risk-reduction plan and learn behavioral strategies for safer sex. The additional booster session reinforces previous counseling, reviews and revises the risk-reduction plan, and identifies sources of support for patients.

Goal / Mission

The goal of RESPECT: Brief Counseling plus Booster intervention is to reduce sex risk behaviors and decrease new STD infection.

Results / Accomplishments

Participants in the initial two brief counseling sessions had a significantly lower rate of new STD infection than a control group (p < 0.05). RESPECT participants were significantly more likely to report no unprotected vaginal intercourse in the 5 months following intervention than those in the control group (p < 0.05). In addition, the RESPECT: Brief Counseling plus Booster intervention group showed reduced sexual risk when compared to a the group that received only the two initial comparison sessions but no booster session. A significantly smaller percentage of intervention participants reported the following risk behaviors: more than two sex partners, unprotected sex with non-primary partner, sex with a new partner on day of meeting, and sex with a one-time partner (all p’s < 0.05).

About this Promising Practice

Organization(s)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Primary Contact
Dr. Thomas A. Peterman
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
1600 Clifton Road NE
Mailstop E-02
Atlanta, GA 30333
tpeterman@cdc.gov
Topics
Health / Immunizations & Infectious Diseases
Organization(s)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Source
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Date of publication
2005
Date of implementation
1999
Geographic Type
Urban
Location
USA
For more details
https://www.cdc.gov/hiv/pdf/research/interventionr...
Target Audience
Adults

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  1. The program description includes at a minimum: the sponsoring organization, program goals, program implementation steps, and outcomes that have demonstrated program success in achieving the program goal in one or more localities.
  2. The results from an evaluation of the program include quantitative measures showing improvement in the outcome(s) of interest after the implementation of the program (i.e. increase in smoking cessation, not just the delivery of a smoking cessation program). The outcome measure(s) is/are compared at relevant time periods before and after the intervention or program implementation. Alternatively, the evaluation study compares the outcome(s) between an intervention group and an appropriate control group.
  3. The study is of peer-review quality and presents numbers in a scientific manner; measurements of precision and reliability are included (e.g. confidence intervals, standard errors), results from statistical tests show a significant difference or change in the outcome measure(s), and relevant point estimates and p-values are presented. Note: if the results from an evaluation of a program are presented in a scientific manner and the outcome measure is improved compared to the baseline measurement or the control group but the difference is not statistically significant, the practice is classified as effective and not evidence-based.
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