Couple-Based HIV/STI Intervention for African American, Methamphetamine-Involved MSM

Couple-based sexual risk reduction interventions are a promising avenue to reduce HIV/STI transmission, especially given a need for innovative approaches for populations with continued elevated infection rates such as African Americans, MSM, and methamphetamine users. We pilot-tested a 7-session, couple-based intervention—adapted from an efficacious intervention for heterosexual couples—with 34 African American, methamphetamine-involved MSM couples. Preliminary analyses supported sexual risk reduction at 2-month post-intervention vs. baseline: fewer acts of unprotected anal intercourse with their main partner and fewer sexual partners. The promise of the couple-based HIV/STI intervention for African American, methamphetamine-involved MSM should be validated via randomized clinical trial.