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HIV: Interventions to Reduce Sexual Risk Behaviors or Increase Protective Behaviors to Prevent Acquisition of HIV in Men Who Have Sex with Men – Individual-Level Interventions

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Systematic Review

Source: The Guide to Community Preventive Services

Last Reviewed: June 2005

Workgroups: HIV Workgroup

The Community Preventive Services Task Force recommends individual-level HIV behavioral interventions for adult men who have sex with men to reduce unprotected anal intercourse and prevent HIV. These interventions provide relevant information, training, or support through a personal interaction between a deliverer and participant.

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Objectives related to this resource (2)

Reduce the number of new HIV infections — HIV‑01
Improving
Reduce the number of new HIV diagnoses — HIV‑03
Little or no detectable change

Suggested Citation

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Guide to Community Preventive Services. (2005).HIV: Interventions to Reduce Sexual Risk Behaviors or Increase Protective Behaviors to Prevent Acquisition of HIV in Men Who Have Sex with Men – Individual-Level Interventions. Retrieved from https://www.thecommunityguide.org/findings/hivaids-interventions-reduce-sexual-risk-behaviors-or-increase-protective-behaviors-prevent