Street outreach for HIV prevention: effectiveness of a state-wide programme.

摘要: Street outreach is considered a key HIV prevention strategy in the United States. To determine whether street to prevent infection as practised by state-funded community-based organizations (CBOs) effective promoting condom use, we conducted an evaluation using quasi-experimental design. Twenty-one CBOs involved cross-sectional surveys assessing risk behaviour and exposure activities 66 intervention 13 comparison areas Louisiana over 2-year period. Surveys were collected from 4950 persons at sites 1597 sites. After controlling for demographic characteristics sexual factors, more likely use condoms than [odds ratio 1.37 (95% confidence interval 1.20, 1.56; P<0.001)]. Contact with worker mediated use. The mechanism of effect may be related direct contact distribution...