Values and identity: the meaning of work for injection drug users involved in volunteer HIV prevention outreach. Subst Use Misuse 2004 Jun;39(8):1259-86
Date
10/06/2004Pubmed ID
15461021DOI
10.1081/ja-120038686Scopus ID
2-s2.0-4444247632 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 19 CitationsAbstract
Most HIV behavioral interventions provide participants with preventive information emphasizing how not to behave, and have neglected to provide attractive and feasible alternatives to risky behavior. Interventions that emphasize cultural strengths may have more powerful effects and may help remove the stigma of HIV, which has hampered prevention efforts among African American communities. Starting in 1997, the SHIELD (Self-Help in Eliminating Life-Threatening Diseases) intervention trained injection drug users (N=250) to conduct risk reduction outreach education among their peers. Many participants saw their outreach as "work," which gave them a sense of meaning and purpose and motivated them to make other positive changes in their lives.
Author List
Dickson-Gómez JB, Knowlton A, Latkin CAuthor
Julia Dickson-Gomez PhD Professor in the Institute for Health and Equity department at Medical College of WisconsinMESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
AdultCommunity-Institutional Relations
Cultural Characteristics
Employment
Female
HIV Infections
Humans
Male
Risk-Taking
Self-Help Groups
Social Values
Substance Abuse, Intravenous
Volunteers
