This Article Full Text (PDF) References Alert me when this article is cited Alert me if a correction is posted Citation Map Services Email this article to a friend Similar articles in this journal Alert me to new issues of the journal Add to Saved Citations Download to citation manager Request Permissions Request Reprints Add to My Marked Citations Citing Articles Citing Articles via HighWire Citing Articles via Google Scholar Citing Articles via Scopus Google Scholar Articles by GRINSTEAD, O. A. Articles by BLEA, L. Search for Related Content Social Bookmarking                         What's this?

Reducing Postrelease HIV Risk among Male Prison Inmates

A Peer-Led Intervention

Center for AIDS Prevention Studies University of California, San Francisco

BARRY ZACK

Centerforce Division of Health Programs San Quentin, California

BONNIE FAIGELES

Center for AIDS Prevention Studies University of California, San Francisco

NINA GROSSMAN

Centerforce Division of Health Programs San Quentin, California

LEROY BLEA

Centerforce Division of Health Programs San Quentin, California

Male prison inmates within 2 weeks of release were recruited to evaluate a prerelease HIV prevention intervention. A total of 414 inmates were randomly assigned to receive the intervention or to a comparison group. All participants completed a face-to-face survey at baseline; high rates of preincarceration at-risk behavior were reported. Follow-up telephone surveys were completed with 43% of participants; results support the effectiveness of the prerelease intervention. Men who received the intervention were significantly more likely to use a condom the first time they had sex after release from prison and also were less likely to have used drugs, injected drugs, or shared needles in the first 2 weeks after release from prison. Implications for the development, implementation, and evaluation of prison-based HIV prevention programs are discussed.

Criminal Justice and Behavior, Vol. 26, No. 4, 453-465 (1999)
DOI: 10.1177/0093854899026004003


CiteULike    Complore    Connotea    Del.icio.us    Digg    Reddit    Technorati    Twitter    What's this?

This article has been cited by other articles:

				R. L. Braithwaite and K. R. J. Arriola Male Prisoners and HIV Prevention: A Call for Action Ignored Am J Public Health, September 1, 2008; 98(Supplement_1): S145 - S149. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

				K. Collica The Prevalence of HIV Peer Programming in American Prisons: An Opportunity Wasted Journal of Correctional Health Care, October 1, 2007; 13(4): 278 - 288. [Abstract] [PDF]

				J. J. Harman, V. E. Smith, and L. C. Egan The Impact of Incarceration on Intimate Relationships Criminal Justice and Behavior, June 1, 2007; 34(6): 794 - 815. [Abstract] [PDF]

				J. A. Inciardi, H. L. Surratt, S. S. Martin, D. J. O'Connell, A. D. Salandy, and R. A. Beard Developing a Multimedia HIV and Hepatitis Intervention for Drug-Involved Offenders Reentering the Community The Prison Journal, March 1, 2007; 87(1): 111 - 142. [Abstract] [PDF]

				K. M. Morrow, G. Eldridge, J. Nealey-Moore, O. Grinstead, and The Project START Study Group HIV, STD, and Hepatitis Risk in the Week Following Release From Prison: An Event-Level Analysis Journal of Correctional Health Care, January 1, 2007; 13(1): 27 - 38. [Abstract] [PDF]

				S. D. Pinkerton, C. L. Galletly, and D. W. Seal Model-Based Estimates of HIV Acquisition Due to Prison Rape. The Prison Journal, January 1, 2007; 87(3): 295 - 310. [Abstract] [PDF]

				J. Myers, B. Zack, K. Kramer, M. Gardner, G. Rucobo, and S. Costa-Taylor Get Connected: An HIV Prevention Case Management Program for Men and Women Leaving California Prisons Am J Public Health, October 1, 2005; 95(10): 1682 - 1684. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

				R. L. Braithwaite and K. R. J. Arriola Male Prisoners and HIV Prevention: A Call for Action Ignored Am J Public Health, May 1, 2003; 93(5): 759 - 763. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

				M. COMFORT, O. A. GRINSTEAD, B. FAIGELES, and B. ZACK Reducing HIV Risk among Women Visiting Their Incarcerated Male Partners Criminal Justice and Behavior, February 1, 2000; 27(1): 57 - 71. [Abstract] [PDF]