Table 4.
RAP Peer Health Advocates' Closing Interview Reported Prevention Conversation Topics and Median Number of Contacts (N = 99 PHAs)
| Prevention Topics |
% of PHAs Discussed Topic |
Median # of Contacts a |
|---|---|---|
| HIV and AIDS | 79.2 | 10.0 |
| Safer sex and using condoms | 77.1 | 15.0 |
| Using rubber tips on crack pipes | 71.9 | 20.0 |
| Not sharing syringes, cookers, water or crack pipes | 71.9 | 12.0 |
| Drug treatment | 71.9 | 7.0 |
| Cleaning syringes with bleach | 69.8 | 8.0 |
| “Be aware, don't share, carry a spare”b | 68.8 | 10.0 |
| Purchasing drugs | 67.7 | 19.0 |
| Reducing the spread of HIV in your community | 60.4 | 10.0 |
| “Give a dam” (dental dam use)b | 59.4 | 15.0 |
| “Play it safe, Plan Ahead”b | 65.6 | 12.0 |
| Sexually transmitted diseases | 66.7 | 10.0 |
| Getting HIV/AIDS from sharing injection works | 62.5 | 10.0 |
| Hepatitis | 59.4 | 12.5 |
| “15 seconds to safety”b | 58.3 | 11.0 |
| Cooking drug solutions to decontaminate them | 38.5 | 10.0 |
| Other health issues | 38.5 | 10.0 |
| AIDS treatment | 24.0 | 4.0 |
| Any other health or community issues | 9.4 | 14.0 |
a
Median numbers are based on those who reported talking to anyone about the topic. Medians were used here because a small number of PHAs talked to a very large number of contacts, which skewed the means.
b
Project RAP prevention slogan.