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Effectiveness of an HIV Prevention Intervention in Prison Among African Americans, Hispanics, and Caucasians

Department of Psychology, Campus Box 345, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309-0345; phone: (303) 735-1587; abryan{at}psych.colorado.edu

Reuben N. Robbins, MA

Department of Psychology, Fordham University, Bronx, New York

Monica S. Ruiz, PhD, MPH

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, Bethesda, Maryland

Dennis O'Neill, MSW

Hartford, Connecticut

Prisons and prison inmates present important targets for HIV/AIDS prevention interventions. Inmates often have histories of high-risk behavior that place them in danger of contracting HIV/AIDS, and rates of HIV/AIDS tend to be much higher in this population. The goal of this studywas to assess the effectiveness of a prison-based HIV/AIDS intervention to change attitudes toward HIV prevention, norms supporting HIV prevention, perceived behavioral control (i.e., self-efficacy) for HIV prevention behaviors, and intentions to engage in HIV prevention behaviors postrelease. The intervention also had the goal of encouraging inmates to become HIV/AIDS peer educators. The intervention appeared most successful at influencing beliefs and behaviors related to peer education and somewhat successful at influencing beliefs and intentions related to condom use. Analyses also showed some significant differences in effectiveness by race/ethnicity. Results are discussed from the perspectives of both research and practice with regard to prison-based HIV prevention efforts.

Key Words: HIV prevention • HIV intervention • prison • inmates • treatment efficacy • evaluation

Health Education & Behavior, Vol. 33, No. 2, 154-177 (2006)
DOI: 10.1177/1090198105277336


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