Drug users' willingness to encourage social, sexual, and drug network members to receive an HIV vaccine: a social network analysis.
AIDS Behav
; 18(9): 1753-63, 2014 Sep.
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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.
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Grupo Associado
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Apoio Social
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Aceitação pelo Paciente de Cuidados de Saúde
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Infecções por HIV
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Abuso de Substâncias por Via Intravenosa
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Vacinas contra a AIDS
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Usuários de Drogas
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2014
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