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Effectiveness of a Brief Multi-Component Intervention to HIV Prevention Among Spanish Youth

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The greater rate of HIV infection occurs before age 30 in Spain. Our aim was to evaluate the long-term impact of a brief HIV preventive intervention on key sexual risk behavior components in Spanish young population. Participants were 467 young people aged 18–25 years who participated in B-PAPY intervention. They were evaluated at four times: a week, a month, three months and one year after intervention. A self-administered instrument was used. It was found a significant increase from pre-test to follow-ups in HIV knowledge, HIV susceptibility perception, confidence in condom and use of condoms. There were decreases statistically significant in the perceived severity of AIDS. The HIV intervention showed effectiveness over time in the main risk variables for HIV infection. Brief multi-component HIV interventions would be a useful resource to generalize HIV prevention.

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En España, la mayor prevalencia de infección por VIH ocurre antes de los 30 años. Nuestro objetivo ha sido evaluar el impacto a largo plazo de un programa breve de prevención del VIH en jóvenes españoles, que incluía los componentes clave del comportamiento sexual de riesgo. La muestra estaba formada por 467 jóvenes de 18 a 25 años, que participaron en la intervención B-PAPY. Se realizaron 4 seguimientos: una semana, un mes, tres meses y un año después de la intervención. Se utilizó un instrumento autoadministrado. Los resultados mostraron un aumento significativo del conocimiento, la vulnerabilidad percibida, la confianza en el condón y la conducta preventiva. Se encontraron cambios estadísticamente significativos en la gravedad atribuida al Sida. La intervención se mostró eficaz en las principales variables de riesgo para la infección por VIH. Las intervenciones multicomponentes breves pueden ser un recurso útil para la generalización de la prevención del VIH.

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This work was supported by Universidad Jaume I-Fundación Bancaixa (P1 1B2006-19) and by the Spanish Foundation for AIDS Research and Prevention known as Fundación para la Investigación y la Prevención del Sida en España (exp. 36639/07).

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  1. Department of Clinical and Basic Psychology and Psychobiology, Universitat Jaume I of Castellón, Avda. Vicent Sos Baynat s/n, 12071, Castellón de la Plana, Spain

    Rafael Ballester-Arnal, Estefanía Ruiz-Palomino & Cristina Giménez-García

  2. Department of Developmental and Educational Psychology, Universitat de València, Av. Blasco Ibáñez, 21, 46010, Valencia, Spain

    María Dolores Gil-Llario

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Ballester-Arnal, R., Gil-Llario, M.D., Ruiz-Palomino, E. et al. Effectiveness of a Brief Multi-Component Intervention to HIV Prevention Among Spanish Youth. AIDS Behav 21, 2726–2735 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10461-017-1815-5

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