"Effects of HIV Counseling and Testing on Sexual Risk Behavior: A Meta-Analytic Review of Published Research, 1985-1997."

According to the authors' abstract of an article published in American Journal of Public Health, "Objectives: This study examined whether HIV counseling and testing leads to reductions in sexual risk behavior. Methods: The meta-analysis included 27 published studies that provided sexual behavior outcome data, assessed behavior before and after counseling acid testing, and provided details sufficient for the calculation of effect sizes. The studies involved 19,597 participants. Results: After counseling and testing, HIV positive participants and HIV serodiscordant couples reduced unprotected intercourse and increased condom use more than HIV negative and...

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