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| The ANCHOR (Assisting Networks to Create Healthy Opportunities and Resources) Project was funded by the National Institute on Child and Human Development. This research included a prevention intervention that targeted social networks of peers who are at risk for HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases (STDs).
Participants were recruited from the Baltimore City Health Department STD clinic. The eligible participants were provided a six-session behavioral intervention that focuses on skill building and network support for HIV and other STD prevention. Participants are taught methods of encouraging and supporting their friends and peers to engage in HIV and other STD prevention behaviors. This study builds on our previous network intervention with injection drug users (IDUs). There was evidence documented that individuals who participated in that study were significantly more likely to reduce HIV-related behaviors.
The Lighthouse Studies at Peer Point, a member of the Johns Hopkins family, supports an atmosphere free of discrimination on the basis of gender, marital status, pregnancy, race, ethnicity, national origin, age, disability, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or legally protected characteristic. |
