HIV Risk-Taking Behavior Scale

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Dimension: Problems associated with use

Area

Co-morbidity

Specificity

General

Year

1991

Author

Darke, S., Hall, W., Heather, N., Ward, J.

Identification and Classification

Instrument: HIV Risk-Taking Behavior Scale
Acronym: NI
Area: Co-morbidity
Dimension: Problems associated with use
Specificity: General
Objective: To assess sexual risk behaviors and injection risk behaviors
Factors it measures: NI
Year: 1991
Author: Darke, S., Hall, W., Heather, N., Ward, J.
Availability: It can be downloaded from the website: https://ndarc.med.unsw.edu.au/sites/default/files/ndarc/resources/TR.010.PDF
Link: https://ndarc.med.unsw.edu.au/sites/default/files/ndarc/resources/TR.010.PDF

Description

Abstract: It consists of 12 items with 6 response options. Investigates: the number of sexual partners, condom use, episodes of anal sex and condom use in these episodes, and frequency of injecting drug use, needle sharing episodes and number of people using that needle
Psychometric characteristics: It has obtained a Cronbach's alpha between 0.75 and 0.80, test-retest correlations of 0.90 and construct validity in various sectors of the US population
No. of items: 12
Way of administration: Self-administered
Way of qualification: Items 1 to 6 and 7 to 12 are added to obtain two composites, risk by injection behaviors and risk by sexual behavior
Application context: Residential and ambulatory settings
Population: Adults
References: Darke, S., Hall, W., Heather, N., Ward, J. (1991). The reliability and validity of a scale to measure HIV risk-taking behavior among intravenous drug users. AIDS, 5(2), 181-185.