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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Sep 25.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Health Behav. 2012 Jul;36(4):555–568. doi: 10.5993/AJHB.36.4.12

Table 3.

HIV-RAAP Domain Descriptions and Questionnaire Reliability

Domain Number
of
Items		 Domain
Score
Range		 Reliability
Score (α)
1. Sexual behavior 14 14–72 .786
Sexual behavior during past 3 months including number of sexual partners, times had intercourse, times used condoms
2. Condom beliefs and behavior intentions 15 15–74 .847
Intentions to use condoms during next intercourse, beliefs about barriers to condom use
3. HIV risk knowledge 13 13–39 .745
Understanding of HIV/AIDS risk behavior and risk reduction steps
4. Personal/perceived risk 6 6–22 .720
Participant’s estimation of personal HIV risk in past 3 months
5. Perceived risk of sexual partners 3 3–17 .776
Risk behavior of main partner, other partners(s), knowledge of main and other partner(s)’ HIV/AIDS status, partner(s)’sexual intercourse with others
6. Substance use behavior 2 2–14 .833
Frequency and perception of alcohol use, times used and did not use condom with alcohol use
7. Safer sex peer norms 4 4–16 .848
Perceptions of peer norms regarding condom use
8. Conversations with sexual partners about condoms and HIV/AIDS 2 2–14 .770
HIV/AIDS concerns, condom negotiation