A pilot study of HIV education on readiness to change on substance use, AIDS knowledge, self-efficacy for risk reduction among male drug-dependent inmates
Ko, N-Ying.; Hsu, S-Ting.; Chen, C-Hui.; Tsai, C-Yeh.; Chu, P-Jen.; Huang, C-Jung.; Yen, C-Fang.
Substance use and Misuse 44(3): 322-331
2009
ISSN/ISBN: 1082-6084 PMID: 19212924 DOI: 10.1080/10826080802344740Document Number: 205690
Taiwan is experiencing an outbreak of human immunodeficiency virus infection among injection drug users. The purpose of the study was to determine the impact of a Transtheoretical Model-based HIV education program among drug-dependent inmates. A single group pre/post design was used to evaluate shortened impacts among 136 inmates who were arrested for illicit drug use and had attended a brief HIV education program in 2005. A repeated-measures analysis of variance indicated positive changes in AIDS knowledge (F > = 104.16, p < 0.001), self-efficacy to reduce HIV-risk behaviors (F = 26.5, p < 0.001), and readiness of change on substance use (F = 4.83, p = 0.03). The study findings showed that a brief TTM-based HIV education program can be effective for drug-dependent inmates.