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Perceived Risk Modifies the Effect of HIV Knowledge on Sexual Risk Behaviors

(2013) Perceived Risk Modifies the Effect of HIV Knowledge on Sexual Risk Behaviors. Front Public Health. p. 33. ISSN 2296-2565 (Print) 2296-2565

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Abstract

BACKGROUND: There is a large controversy in the literature about the inter-relations between perceived risk, knowledge, and risk behavior in different settings, and people at HIV risk are not an exception. AIM: To assess additive and multiplicative effect of perceived HIV risk and HIV knowledge on sexual risk behavior of Injecting Drug Users (IDUs). METHOD: We enrolled 162 street based IDUs to this analysis. Data came from a national survey of IDUs in Iran, with a cross sectional design. Socio-demographics (employment, education, marital status), HIV knowledge, perceived HIV risk, and four different sexual risk behavior were registered. In the first step, using spearman test, the association of HIV knowledge and risk behavior were tested, then possible moderating effect of perceived HIV risk on this association was determined. RESULTS: Although among IDUs with low perceived HIV risk, HIV knowledge was negatively associated with sexual risk behavior (P < 0.05 for all), this association was not significant among IDUs with high perceived HIV risk (P > 0.05 for all). Thus perceived HIV risk moderated the association between HIV knowledge and sexual risk behavior. CONCLUSION: Perceived risk should be taken into consideration when studying the effect of HIV knowledge on sexual risk behavior of IDUs. Findings may help us better understand negative effects of fear arousing interventions as a part of HIV prevention media campaigns.

Item Type: Article
Keywords: HIV knowledge interaction effect moderator perceived risk sexual risk behavior
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Page Range: p. 33
Journal or Publication Title: Front Public Health
Journal Index: Pubmed
Volume: 1
Identification Number: https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2013.00033
ISSN: 2296-2565 (Print) 2296-2565
Depositing User: مهندس مهدی شریفی
URI: http://eprints.bmsu.ac.ir/id/eprint/1926

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