%0 Journal Article
%T An Intervention for Reducing the Sexual Risk of Men Released From Jails
%A Charles C. Sperling
%A Delicia Carey
%A Ranell L. Myles
%A Samantha P. Williams
%J Journal of Correctional Health Care
%@ 1940-5200
%D 2018
%R 10.1177/1078345817745537
%X Incarceration history can affect sexual health behaviors. A randomized controlled trial of a prevention intervention tailored for post-incarcerated men was administered in a reentry setting. Men ¡Ü45 days post release were recruited into a five-session intervention study. Participants (N = 255) were assessed and tested for three sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) and HIV at baseline and 3 months post-intervention and followed up for 3 more months. The intervention group¡¯s STD risks knowledge (p < .001), partner communication about condoms (p < .001), and condom application skills (p < .001) improved. Although fewer men tested positive for an STD at 3 months post-intervention (10% vs. 8%) and no new HIV cases were found, the finding was not significant. A tailored risk reduction intervention for men with incarceration histories can affect sexual risk behaviors
%K post release
%K African American men
%K STDs
%K risk reduction
%K cognitive behavioral
%U https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1078345817745537