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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2009 Aug 15.
Published in final edited form as: J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2008 Aug 15;48(5):581–589. doi: 10.1097/QAI.0b013e31817efb6e

Table 1.

Outlines of the Safer Sex Skills Building (SSB) and HIV/STD Education (HE) Interventions

SSB Intervention
Session 1 HIV/STD Education, including transmission, testing and
counseling, prevention, and treatment
Session 2 HIV Personal Risk Assessment and Awareness Building,
including triggers for sexual risk, sources of support and ways of
seeking help
Session 3 Condom Skill-Building and Safer Sex Problem-Solving Skill
Building, including male and female condom demonstration and
rehearsal, and problem-solving
Session 4 Safer Sex Negotiation Skill Building and Partner Abuse Risk
Assessment and Safety Planning Skill Building
Session 5 Wrap-up, Review and Graduation, including practice vignettes
focusing on “slip” behavior and resource discussion

HE Intervention

Session 1 HIV/STD Education, including transmission, testing and
counseling, prevention, and treatment
HHS Vulnerability Disclosure