Best-Evidence HIV behavioral interventions include interventions that have been rigorously evaluated and have shown significant effects in eliminating or reducing
sex- or drug-related risk behaviors, reducing the rate of new HIV/STD infections, or increasing HIV-protective behaviors. These interventions meet the PRS efficacy criteria for
best evidence and are considered to provide the strongest scientific evidence of efficacy.
The PRS efficacy review process has identified
41 best-evidence interventions
(through June 2009). |
KEY: HS=Heterosexual; HIV+=HIV-positive; HCV+= Hepatitis C-positive; HR=High-risk; MSM=Men who have sex with men; DU=Drug users; CSA=Childhood Sexual Abuse; M=Male; F=Female; T=Transgender; W=White; AA=African American; AI=American Indian; H=Hispanic; API=Asian/Pacific Islander; O=Other racial/ethnic group; GLI=group-level intervention; ILI=individual-level intervention; CLI = community-level intervention
- BART
Risk category: HR Youth
Sex: 28% M, 72% F
Race: 100% AA
Intervention level: GLI
- Be Proud! Be Responsible!
Risk category: HR Youth
Sex: 100% M
Race: 100% AA
Intervention level: GLI
- Brief Group Counseling
Risk category: MSM
Sex: 100% M
Race: 100% API
Intervention level: GLI
- CHOICES
Risk category: HS Adult
Sex: 100% F
Race: 54% W, 29% AA, 5% AI, 3% H, 3% API, 6% O
Intervention level: GLI
- CLEAR (in person)
Risk category: HIV+, HR Youth, DU
Sex: 78% M, 22% F
Race: 42% H, 26% AA, 23% W, 8% O
Intervention level: ILI
- Communal Effectance-AIDS Prevention
Risk category: HS Adult
Sex: 100% F
Race: 55% AA, 42% W, 3% O Intervention level: GLI
- Connect
Risk category: HS Adult
Sex: 50% M, 50% F
Race: 55% AA, 39% H, 6% O Intervention level: ILI, GLI
- ¡Cuídate!
Risk category: HR Youth
Sex: 45% M, 55% F
Race: 100% H
Intervention level: GLI
- EXPLORE
Risk category: MSM Sex: 100% M
Race: 72% W, 15% H, 7% AA, 6% O Intervention level: ILI
- Female- & Culturally-Specific Negotiation
Risk category: HS Adult, DU
Sex: 100% F
Race: 100% AA Intervention level: ILI
- Female Condom Skills Training NEW 2009
Risk category: HS Adult
Sex: 100% F
Race: 64% W, 17% H, 11% AA, 6% API, 2% O
Intervention level: ILI, GLI
- Focus on the Future
NEW 2008
Risk category: HS Adult
Sex: 100% M Race: 100% AA Intervention level: ILI
- FOY + ImPACT
Risk category: HR Youth
Sex: 42% M, 58% F
Race: 100% AA Intervention level: GLI
- Healthy Living Project
NEW 2008
Risk category: HIV+
Sex: 79% M, 21% F
Race: 45% AA, 32% W, 15% H, 8% O
Intervention level: ILI
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Healthy Relationships
Risk category: HIV+
Sex: 70% M, 29% F, 1% transgender
Race: 74% AA, 22% W, 4% O Intervention level: GLI
- Health Improvement Project
Risk category: HS Adult
Sex: 45% M, 54% F
Race: 67% W, 21% AA, 12% O Intervention level: GLI
- HORIZONS NEW 2009
Risk category: HR Youth Sex: 100% F Race: 100% AA
Intervention level: ILI, GLI
- LIFT
NEW 2008
Risk category: HIV+ w/ CSA
Sex: 47% M, 53% F
Race: 68% AA, 17% H, 10% W, 5% O
Intervention level: GLI
- “light”
Risk category: HS Adult Sex: 42% M, 58% F Race: 74% AA, 25% H, 1% O
Intervention level: GLI
- Many Men, Many Voices (3MV) NEW 2009
Risk category: MSM Sex: 100% M Race: 100% AA
Intervention level: GLI
- Modelo de Intervención Psicomédica
Risk categoryy: DU
Sex: 89% M, 11% F
Race: 100% H Intervention level: ILI
- Motivational Interviewing HIV & Partner Violence Risk Reduction
NEW 2009
Risk category: HS Adult, DU
Sex: 100% F Race: 54% W, 18% AA, 6% H, 6% AI, 15% O
Intervention level: ILI
- Personalized Cognitive Risk-Reduction Counseling
Risk category: MSM Sexx: 100% M
Race: 74% W, 11% H, 6% API, 3% AA, 6% O
Intervention level: ILI
- Positive Choice: Interactive Video Doctor
NEW 2008
Risk category: HIV+
Sex: 79% M, 21% F
Race: 50% AA, 29% W, 13% H, 8%, O
Intervention level: ILI
- Project FIO (8 session)
Risk category: HS Adult
Sex: 100% F
Race: 73% AA, 17% H, 10% W, 0.3% API Intervention level: GLI
- Project S.A.F.E. (Standard
Version)
Risk category: HS Adult
Sex: 100% F
Race: 77% H, 23% AA
Intervention level: ILI, GLI
- Project START
Risk category: HS Adult Sex: 100% Male Race: 52% AA, 23% W, 14% H, 12% O
Intervention level: ILI
- RESPECT
Brief Counseling (Best Evidence) Enhanced Counseling (Promising Evidence) Risk category: HS Adult
Sex: 57% M, 43% F Race: 59% AA, 19% H, 16% W, 6% O
Intervention level: ILI
- RESPECT Brief Counseling + Booster
Risk category: HS Adult Sex: 54% M, 46% F Race: 51% AA, 22% W, 18% H, 9% O
Intervention level: ILI
- Safe in the City
NEW 2008
Risk category: HS Adult
Sex: 70% M, 30% F
Race: 46% W, 25% H, 18% AA, 11% O
Intervention level: ILI
- SHIELD
Risk category: DU
Sex: 61% M, 39% F
Race: 94% AA, 6% O Intervention level: GLI
- SiHLE
Risk category: HR Youth
Sex: 100% F
Race: 100% AA Intervention level: GLI
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Sisters Saving Sisters
Risk category: HR Youth Sex: 100% F Race: 68% AA, 32% H
Intervention level: GLI
- Sister-to-Sister: Group Skills-building
Risk category: HS Adult Sex: 100% F Race: 100% AA
Intervention level: GLI
- Sister-to-Sister: One-on-one Skills-building
Risk category: HS Adult Sex: 100% F Race: 100% AA
Intervention level: ILI
- STRIVE
NEW 2008
Risk category: HCV+, DU
Sexx: 76% M, 24% F Race: 57% W, 27% H, 7% AA, 10% O
Intervention level: GLI
- SUMIT Enhanced Peer-led
Risk category: HIV+, MSM Sex: 100% M
Race: 51% W, 23% AA, 17% H, 1% API, 1% AI, 7% O Intervention level: GLI
- VOICES/VOCES
Risk categoryy: HS Adult Sex: 60% M, 40% F Race: 62% AA, 38% H
Intervention level: GLI
- WiLLOW
Risk category: HIV+, HS Adult
Sex: 100% F Race: 84% AA, 15% W, 1% O
Intervention level: GLI
- Women’s Co-Op
Risk category: HS Adult, DU
Sex: 100% F Race: 100% AA Intervention level: ILI, GLI
- Women's Health Promotion
Risk category: HS Adult Sex: 100% F Race: 100% H
Intervention level: GLI
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