Project ICARE: Intervening for Community Awareness, Respect, & Empowerment

Project ICARE: Intervening for Community Awareness, Respect, & Empowerment - Behavioral Intervention to Reduce Sexual Risk Behavior of African American Men Who Have Sex With Men

This project will test the efficacy of a behavioral intervention to reduce sexual risk for HIV infection among African American Men who Have Sex with Men (MSM).

Inclusion Criteria:

• Be 18 years of age or older;
• Self-identify as African American
• Understand and read English;
• Live within the Chicago area;
• Report at least two (male or female) sex partners in the past three months, and unprotected anal sex with at least one male sex partner in the past three months.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Have been diagnosed with HIV within the past three months (to allow for psychological and behavioral adjustment following an initial HIV diagnosis);
• Have a specific plan to move from the Chicago area within the next nine months;
• Report active injection drug use other than hormones or steroids.
• Participated in the intervention video or the pilot phase of this study.