The utility of the PRECEDE model in predicting HIV risk behaviors among Puerto Rican injection drug users

The PRECEDE model for health promotion proposes three types of influences on health behaviors: Predisposing, Enabling, and Reinforcing factors. This model was used to examine a range of influences on HIV risk behaviors (sharing syringes and other injection-related paraphernalia) among Puerto Rican i...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published in:AIDS and behavior 2003-12, Vol.7 (4), p.405-412
Main Authors: Deren, Sherry, Kang, Sung-Yeon, Rapkin, Bruce, Robles, Rafaela R, Andia, Jonny F, Colón, Hector M
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
Adult
AIDS
Attitude to Health
Catchment Area (Health)
Demography
drug abuse
Drug Injection
Drug use
Female
Health behavior
Health promotion
Health risks
HIV
HIV Seropositivity - epidemiology
Human immunodeficiency virus
Humans
Incidence
Influence
Injection
Male
Needle Sharing
New York City - epidemiology
New York City, New York
Prospective Studies
Puerto Rican Americans
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico - epidemiology
Reinforcement (Psychology)
Research centers
Research Design
Risk
Risk reduction
Risk taking
Self Efficacy
Substance Abuse, Intravenous - epidemiology
Syringes
Citations: Items that cite this one
Online Access:Get full text
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Description
Summary:The PRECEDE model for health promotion proposes three types of influences on health behaviors: Predisposing, Enabling, and Reinforcing factors. This model was used to examine a range of influences on HIV risk behaviors (sharing syringes and other injection-related paraphernalia) among Puerto Rican injection drug users (IDUs). A total of 698 IDUs were interviewed (438 in East Harlem, New York, and 260 in Bayamón, Puerto Rico). Both types of risk behaviors were more prevalent in Puerto Rico. Similarities in influences on syringe sharing behaviors were found in the two sites and included self-efficacy (for reducing injection-related sharing) and norms. Influences on the sharing of other injection-related paraphernalia were primarily Enabling factors in both communities, and purchasing drugs with others was the strongest predictor of paraphernalia sharing. The need to address risks associated with joint drug purchasing in both locations and to enhance efforts to reduce risks among IDUs in Puerto Rico is indicated.
ISSN:1090-7165
1573-3254
DOI:10.1023/B:AIBE.0000004732.74061.3f