Evaluation of the exposure effects of a theory-based street outreach HIV intervention on African-American drug users

C. Collins, C. Kohler, R. DiClemente, M. Q. Wang

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Abstract

The Street Outreach to Drug Abusers - Community AIDS Prevention (SODA - CAP) Project implemented and evaluated an HIV-prevention intervention aimed at current drug users. The intervention was developed using social cognitive theory and the transtheoretical model of change. The outreach team assessed individuals' stages of change for the target behaviors and they were given stage-appropriate role-model stories. The program effects were evaluated using a quasi-experimental design with a repeated, cross-sectional sampling method in which community surveys were administered at baseline, 12 and 22 months. Multivariate statistical models were developed for four outcomes (condom use with main and other partners, treatment entry, and stopping all drug and alcohol use). Exposure to intervention was a significant predictor for condom use with other partners and for stopping drug and alcohol use.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)279-293
Number of pages15
JournalEvaluation and Program Planning
Volume22
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - Aug 1999

Keywords

  • African-Americans
  • Cocaine
  • Condom use
  • HIV prevention
  • Street outreach
  • Substance abuse

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Business and International Management
  • Social Psychology
  • Geography, Planning and Development
  • Strategy and Management
  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

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