HIP: HIV Intervention for Providers

HIP: HIV Intervention for Providers

The purpose is to encourage Provider participants to evaluate high risk HIV transmission behaviors and offer prevention messages to their HIV+ patients which will, in turn, reduce rates of unprotected anal and/or vaginal sex with partners of known HIV sero-negativity or unknown HIV serostatus. It is hypothesized that patients of providers participating in the HIP intervention will report higher reduction in sexual risk practices, when compared to the patients of the providers who were randomized into the control condition.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Provider participants: (1) licensed MD, NP or PA on staff at the participating institution; (2) has a minimum panel of 5 HIV+ patients; (3) sees patients at least one-half day per week in the clinical setting; (4) is willing to participate in all intervention training sessions; and (5) is willing and able to provide full informed consent.

HIV+ patient participants:(1) report at least 1 encounter of unprotected anal or vaginal sex with known HIV- or unknown serostatus partner in the preceding six months; (2) patient's Primary Provider is enrolled as a participant in the study; (3) age 18 years or older; and (4) willing and able to provide informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria:

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