Erschienen in:
01.11.2007 | Original Paper
Even If You Build It, We May Not Come: Correlates of Non-attendance at a Sexual Risk Reduction Workshop for STD Clinic Patients
verfasst von:
Theresa E. Senn, Michael P. Carey, Peter A. Vanable, Patricia Coury-Doniger, Marguerite Urban
Erschienen in:
AIDS and Behavior
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Ausgabe 6/2007
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Abstract
Sexual risk reduction interventions have been shown to reduce sexual risk behavior; however, attendance at these interventions is sometimes disappointingly low. To improve recruitment efforts, we investigated whether patient characteristics were associated with non-attendance at a single-session, sexual risk reduction intervention. Patients from an STD clinic (N = 990; 48% female; 64% African American) who were eligible and who agreed to participate in a randomized, clinical trial were invited to a 4-h, sexual risk reduction workshop. Fifty-six percent of those who were invited attended the workshop. Those who did not attend were more likely to be younger, male, Caucasian, and employed. Attendance did not differ as a function of sexual behavior or infection status. These findings identify the population sub-groups who are likely to require special effort to attract to a workshop. We encourage more effective marketing and recruitment approaches for sexual risk reduction programs.