Evidence-Based Practices for
Healthiest Wisconsin 2010

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Health priority: High-risk sexual behavior

Objective: Promote responsible sexual behavior throughout the life span, strengthen community capacity, and increase access to quality services to prevent sexually transmitted infection, including HIV infection.

Sufficient Evidence for Effectiveness was found for the following interventions:

• Capacity building  (PDF, 47 KB)
• Counseling, testing and referral  (PDF, 46 KB)
• Group Level Interventions (GLI)  (PDF, 35 KB)
• Needle exchange  (PDF, 58 KB)
• Outreach  (PDF, 40 KB)
• Partner counseling and referral services  (PDF,25 KB)
• Becoming a Responsible Teen  (PDF, 20 KB)

Insufficient Evidence to Determine Effectiveness was found for the following interventions:

• Abstinence-only programs
• Information/knowledge-only programs
• One-time educational programs

Mixed Evidence was found for the following interventions:

• Get Real About AIDS  (PDF, 19 KB)
• Individual level interventions
• Prevention case management
• Safer Choices  (PDF, 20 KB)

Sufficient Evidence for Ineffectiveness was found for the following interventions:
(none)

Additional Resources:
CDC's Diffusion of Effective Behavioral Interventions (DEBI) (exit DHS)

Seal DW, Winningham AL. Scientifically sound HIV prevention interventions: Summary of critical reviews. Report prepared for Wisconsin HIV Prevention Community Planning Council, Wisconsin AIDS/HIV Program (September 9, 2003).

Wisconsin HIV Prevention Community Planning Council, 2005-2008 Wisconsin Comprehensive HIV Prevention Plan (2005).

Wisconsin AIDS/HIV Program. Wisconsin AIDS/HIV Program HIV prevention intervention plan and data collection and reporting forms (October 2001).

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Last Revised: June 26, 2008