BMJ  2006;333 (25 November), doi:10.1136/bmj.333.7578.0-b

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Teaching social leaders in Bulgaria about HIV prevention

HIV education targeted at social leaders of young Bulgarian Roma (Gypsy) men significantly reduced other men's self reported prevalence of unprotected sex, say Kelly and colleagues (doi: 10.1136/bmj.38992.478299.55). The authors assessed 286 men from 52 social networks for high risk sexual behaviour. They then randomised a group of social leaders to receiving an intervention that taught them how to communicate HIV prevention methods to peers, while other leaders received no intervention. The study identifies a useful tactic for intervening in a population that may be distrustful of outsiders.

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Relevant Article

Prevention of HIV and sexually transmitted diseases in high risk social networks of young Roma (Gypsy) men in Bulgaria: randomised controlled trial

Jeffrey A Kelly, Yuri A Amirkhanian, Elena Kabakchieva, Sylvia Vassileva, Boyan Vassilev, Timothy L McAuliffe, Wayne J DiFranceisco, Radostina Antonova, Elena Petrova, Roman A Khoursine, and Borislav Dimitrov
BMJ 2006 333: 1098. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]