Preventive HIV vaccine acceptability and behavioral risk compensation among a random sample of high-risk adults in Los Angeles (LA VOICES).

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To assess HIV vaccine acceptability among high-risk adults in Los Angeles.

Study setting

Sexually transmitted disease clinics, needle/syringe exchange programs, Latino community health/HIV prevention programs.

Study design

Cross-sectional survey using conjoint analysis. Participants were randomly selected using three-stage probability sampling.

Data collection

Sixty-minute structured interviews. Participants rated acceptability of eight hypothetical vaccines, each with seven dichotomous attributes, and reported post-vaccination risk behavior intentions.

Principal findings

Participants (n=1164; 55.7 percent male, 82.4 percent ethnic minority, mean age=37.4 years) rated HIV vaccine acceptability from 28.4 to 88.6; mean=54.5 (SD=18.8; 100-point sc

SUBMITTER: Newman PA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2796320 | biostudies-literature | 2009 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature