501
Participants
Start Date
August 31, 2000
Primary Completion Date
November 30, 2004
Study Completion Date
November 30, 2004
NIDA Cooperative Agreement Standard Intervention plus HIV/STD testing
At the end of Baseline Session I, HIV pre-test counseling, per the NIDA Cooperative Agreement, was delivered, along with education about STD prevention, and biological samples were collected to test for HIV, Hepatitis C, syphilis, chlamydia and gonorrhea. At Baseline Session II, HIV post-test counseling was conducted and women were given their random group assignment.
Standard Intervention plus Well-Woman Exam
At the end of Baseline Session I, HIV pre-test counseling, per the NIDA Cooperative Agreement, was delivered, along with education about STD prevention, and biological samples were collected to test for HIV, Hepatitis C, syphilis, chlamydia and gonorrhea. At Baseline Session II, HIV post-test counseling was conducted and women were given their random group assignment. This group was assigned to additionally receive a well-woman examination within seven days.
Standard Intervention plus Well-Woman Exam and Peer-Delivered Intervention
At the end of Baseline Session I, HIV pre-test counseling, per the NIDA Cooperative Agreement, was delivered, along with education about STD prevention, and biological samples were collected to test for HIV, Hepatitis C, syphilis, chlamydia and gonorrhea. At Baseline Session II, HIV post-test counseling was conducted and women were given their random group assignment. This group was assigned to receive a well-woman exam within seven days along with four two-hour peer-delivered educational sessions, covering health and nutrition, stress and coping, substance abuse, and HIV/AIDS.
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
NIH
Washington University School of Medicine
OTHER