Abstract
This study examined feasibility of peer-based promotion of HIV vaccination and dyadic correlates to vaccine encouragement in risk- and non-risk networks of drug users (n = 433) in the US. Data were collected on HIV vaccine attitudes, risk compensation intentions, likelihood of encouraging vaccination, and recent (past 6 months) risk (i.e. involving sex and/or injecting drugs) and non-risk (i.e. involving co-usage of noninjected drugs and/or social support) relationships. Willingness to encourage HIV vaccination was reported in 521 and 555 risk- and non-risk relationships, respectively. However, 37 % expressed hesitancy, typically due to fear of side effects or social concerns. Encouragement was often motivated by perceived HIV risk, though 9 % were motivated by risk compensation intentions. In non-risk partnerships, encouragement was associated with drug co-usage, and in risk relationships, with perceived vaccine acceptability and encouragement by the partner. Network-based HIV vaccine promotion may be a successful strategy, but risk compensation intentions should be explored.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1753-1763 |
| Number of pages | 11 |
| Journal | AIDS and Behavior |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue number | 9 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Sep 2014 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:Acknowledgments This work was supported by the National Institute on Drug Abuse [Grant numbers R01DA024598, R01DA033862 to J.R.H.] and the National Center for Research Resources and the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences at the National Institutes of Health [Grant number UL1TR000117 to J.R.H]. The authors would like to acknowledge Hannah Cooper for her input during the conceptualization of the study and her thoughtful review of manuscript drafts.
Keywords
- HIV vaccines
- Injection drug use
- Psychosocial
- Rural health
- Social networks
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Social Psychology
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
- Infectious Diseases
