“Promoting HIV Testing among Low Income Heterosexual Young Adult Black Men”
0920-XXXX
Attachment 3b. Phase 1 One-on-One Interview Guide
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OMB No. 0920-XXXX
Expiration Date : XX/XX/20XX
“Promoting HIV Testing among Low Income Heterosexual Young Adult Black Men”
One-on-One Interview Guide.
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PARTICIPANT ID:___________ DATE ________________
TIME BEGIN ____:____
Thank you so much for coming today. The BEATS Project invited you for this interview because we are interested in hearing from Black men ages 18-25 who have been arrested or incarcerated in jail or prison within the past 12 months. There is no time served requirement. Jail is defined as doing time in a city correctional facility. Prison is defined as doing time in a federal or state correctional facility. We hope that the information you give us in this interview will allow us to develop better health programs for Black men like yourself. There are 23 questions and it will take about one and a half hours to complete the interview.
I want to remind you that everything you say will be private to the extent permitted by law. This means we won’t use your name during this interview, your name won’t be on any notes we take or survey forms you fill out. We want to know the real deal, because that would be most helpful to us. So, please use any kind of words or phrases that you want and don’t worry that you might offend me. There are no right or wrong answers. We are just interested in knowing what you really think. Do you have any questions?
EXPERIENCES BEING A BLACK MAN
I’d like to begin with a few questions about your experience being a Black man.
1. What is your definition of a Black man?
Probes: What do you like most about being a Black man?
What do you dislike about being a Black man?
What do Black women think about Black men?
EXPERIENCES IN JAIL/PRISON
So now we’re going to talk about what it was like to be in jail/prison and what it’s been like since you were released.
2. Tell me about some of the things you think led you to jail/prison.
How would you describe how it felt to be in jail/prison?
3. Tell me about some of the things you did to cope with being in jail/prison?
What about getting out of jail/prison? What has that experience been
like?
Probes: What would you say are some of the best things about being back?
What would you say are some of the worst things about being
back?
SEXUAL EXPERIENCES
So now, we’re going to talk about your sexual experiences. These questions are going to be personal and so I just want to remind you that everything you tell me will be private to the extent permitted by law.
5. Now I’d like you to tell me whether you had ever had sex before you went to jail/prison. By sex I mean any kind of sex; oral, anal, or vaginal.
__Yes, If yes, go to question 6
__No If no, move to question 7
6. How would you describe what it was like not being able to have sex with your partner(s) while you were in jail/prison?
Now I’d like you to think back to when you were first released from jail/prison. Tell me about the first time you had sex after you got out.
7. Can you tell, me exactly what happened the first time you had sex after you got out?
Probes: When did you first have sex?
Was the person you had sex with your previous main partner, a casual partner you knew before, or a one time partner you just met?
Did you use a condom?
What influenced your decision to use or not use a condom?
HEALTH CARE EXPERIENCES
Y. As I mentioned earlier, one of the reasons we are doing this interview is to learn how to develop better health programs for the community, especially young Black men like yourself. Knowing about your experiences with heath care will help us do this.
8. What are your general health concerns?
9. How do you feel about being tested for health problems?
HIV KNOWLEDGE
10. What do you know about HIV/AIDS?
Probes: What is it?
How it is spread?
Who can get it?
HIV TESTING
We just talked about what you know about HIV/AIDS and now I want to ask you specifically about testing for HIV/AIDS.
11. What do you know about taking an HIV test?
Probes: Where can you go to get tested?
What happens when you get a test?
What happens after you get tested?
12. Have you been tested for HIV?
__Yes, If yes, go to question 13
__No If no, move to question 14
__ Don’t know, if don’t know, move to question
13. . X,. Can you tell me why you got tested?
Probes: Did you get your results? Why or why not?
14. Y. Can you tell me why you have not tested for HIV?
Probes: Lack of insurance,
Lack of knowledge,
Lack of available resources
Do not think you are not at risk
Thank you for these very detailed answers. They are very helpful. We’ve got just one other group of questions before we end.
HIV TESTING AND YOUNG BLACK MEN
One of the reasons we asked those questions about your HIV testing experience is that young Black men recently arrested or released from jail/prison are at higher risk for getting HIV than those who haven’t been incarcerated. Many young Black men have never been tested for HIV and so I want to ask you some questions about this.
15. In your opinion, what are some of the reasons that young Black men recently arrested or released from jail/prison do not get tested for HIV once they are back in their communities?
16. If you were in charge of developing a program to encourage HIV testing among young Black men who have been in jail/prison, what kinds of things would you do?
17 What kinds of things would you tell them?
18. Who do you think would be the best person to tell young Black men about
HIV testing?
Probes:
Friends
which ones?
Family
which ones?
Community/neighborhood members
which ones?
Celebrities (famous people like rappers, athletes, movie stars)
which ones?
HIV positive individuals
which ones?
Case Worker/Service providers
Which ones?
Correction Officer
Probation/Parole officer
GETTING THE MESSAGE OUT ABOUT TESTING
So I have just asked you about some of the things you would do to get recently arrested or released young Black men to be tested for HIV. Now, I want to ask you about the best way to get the message out about testing. You may have talked about some of these things already, but I want to ask you some specific questions about getting the word out to young Black men, like yourself, who have been recently arrested or released from jail/prison.
19. Where would be the best places to get the word out about HIV testing to young Black men recently arrested or getting out of jail/prison?
Probes:
Mention HIV testing on Radio/TV/Magazines/Billboards
which ones?
Offer HIV testing at Clubs/Parties/Special entertainment events
which ones?
Mention HIV testing on Internet/DVD/MP3
which ones?
Schools
Movie theatres
Comedy clubs
Basketball courts
Businesses that involve cars (auto detailing, car wash, audio and rim shop)
20. Where would be the best places to offer HIV testing to young Black men recently arrested or getting out of jail/prison?
Probes:
Offer HIV testing in jail facility soon after arrest or before getting out of jail/prison
Offer at community programs for recently arrested or released men
which ones?
Offer HIV testing along with other health tests at doctors office/health clinic/hospital
Offer HIV testing at community health fairs
Offer HIV testing at Clubs/Parties/Special entertainment events
which ones?
Offer HIV testing where Black men hang out
which ones?
Offer HIV testing at work/schools
CONCLUDING QUESTIONS
Okay, we’ve reached the end of the interview, but before we end, I just wanted to give you a chance to give me some feedback about the interview.
21. Is there anything else about any of these topics we discussed in this interview that you you’d like to share?
22. What other questions should I have asked in this interview?
23. Do you have any other comments?
Thank you for talking with me. Your comments will give the BEATS Project valuable information that will allow us to develop better HIV testing programs for Black men like yourself. Before you leave, we would like you to fill out this brief survey. Please don’t put your name on it.
[After completion of demographic survey] For giving us your time, please accept a packet of health information. Also, here is $40 as a token of appreciation.
Participant ID:___________
Remember do not put your name on this survey.
Please answer the following questions. Remember that we will keep all your answers completely private. Your name is not written here, so no one will know it is you filling out this form.
Please read all of the questions and responses thoroughly and then circle the choice that best describes your answer.
1. How old are you? __________years
2. What is your ancestry? (Please circle only one).
a.) African American
b) Caribbean American
c). Central/South American
d) African
e). European
f). Other______________________________________ (write out
your answer)
g) Unknown
3. a) What is your ethnicity?
_____ Hispanic or Latino
_____ Not Hispanic or Latino
b) What is your race? (Mark all that apply)
_____ American Indian or Alaska Native
_____ Asian
_____ Black or African American
_____ Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
_____ White
4. Were you born in the United States? (Check your answer).
___ Yes
__ No, If no, how old were you when you came to the U.S.? _______years
5. What’s the highest level of school you completed? (Please circle only one).
Some High School
Finished High School (GED or diploma)
Finished Trade School (after high school)
Had Some College (less than 2 years)
4 Year College Degree (Bachelors)
Graduate/Professional degree
6. Are you going to school right now?
0=No
1=Yes. Please circle your status.
Full-time b. Part-time
7. Which describes your current work situation? (Check only one).
a) Working full time (40 hours per week)
b) Working a regular part time job
c) Occasional odd jobs
d) Unemployed, looking for work
e) Unemployed, not looking for work
f) Unable to work
h) Other (please describe)________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
8. What was is your monthly income from all sources?
a) Less than $500 per month
b) Less than $1000 per month
c) $1,000-$2,000 per month
d) $2,001-$4,000 per month
e) Over $4000 per month
9. What is your zip code? __________
10. Do you live in the same area now as before you were arrested/incarcerated? (Circle your answer).
0=No
1=Yes
11. Who do you currently live with? (Circle all that apply).
Mother
Father
Other Family____________________ (list)
Wife/girlfriend/child’s mother
Friend
Treatment Center/Half-way house
Alone
Other (please describe)______________________________________________
12. In the past 12 months, did you always have a regular place to live? (A regular place to live doesn’t change and is used nightly).
_____Yes
_____No If No, during the time you did not have a regular place to live, did you ever sleep in any of the following places?
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No |
Yes |
A friend or relative’s home |
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A park, an abandoned building, a car, on the street, or in a train or bus station |
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A shelter for the homeless |
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Other: (Please list)__________________________________ |
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13. Which of the following best describes your relationship status? Please circle all that apply.
a) Married
b) Living with sexual partner
c) Committed relationship not living together
d) Divorced/Separated /Widowed
e) Single
f)Other__________________________________________
14. Do you have any children? (Circle your answer).
0=No
1=Yes. How many? _____
The next set of questions are about your arrest and/or jail/prison history. (Circle your answers).
15. Have you ever been to jail?
0=No
1=Yes
16. Have you ever been to prison?
0=No
1=Yes
17. How long has it been since your last detention (arrest/jail/prison)?
a) Less than one month
b) 1-5 months
c) 6 months- 1 year
d) 1-5 years
e) More than 5 years
18. How long were you detained (arrest/jail/prison)?
a) Less than one day
b) Less than one month
c) 1-5 months
d) 6 months- 1 year
e) 1-5 years
f) More than 5 years
The next questions are about any sex you’ve had. Please remember that all your answers are private.
19. In the past month, have you had oral sex? (Circle your answer).
0=No
1=Yes
20. In the past month, how often have you used a condom during oral sex (Circle your answer).
a) Never
b) Some of the time
c) Most of the Time
d) All of the time
21. In the past month, have you had vaginal sex? (Circle your answer).
0=No
1=Yes
22. In the past month, how many sexual partners have you had? ______#
23. In the past month, how often have you used a condom during vaginal sex (Circle your answer (s).
a) Never
b) Some of the time
c) Most of the Time
d) All of the time
24. In the past month, have you had anal sex with a woman? (Circle your answer).
0=No
1=Yes
25. In the past month, how often have you used a condom during anal sex (Circle your answer (s).
a) Never
b) Some of the time
c) Most of the Time
d) All of the time
26. Have you ever had sex while in jail/prison?
0= No
1=Yes
27. Have you ever had oral sex with a man?
0= No
1=Yes
28. Have you ever had anal sex with a man?
0= No
1=Yes
The questions below focus on your health care experiences.
29. In general, how would you rate your health?
a) Excellent
b) Very good
c) Good
d) Fair
e) Poor
30. Where do you usually go to get health care?
a) No regular care
b) Hospital Emergency Room
c) Fortune Society
d) Free Clinic
e) Doctor’s Office
f) Other_________________
31. Do you have a regular doctor? By regular doctor I mean you go to see the same person when you need health care.
0=No. If no skip to Question 33
1=Yes
32. If yes, when was the last time you saw a doctor or other health care provider?
a) Past 6 months
b) Less than a year ago
c) 1-5 years
d) More than 5 years
33. Have you ever been tested for HIV/AIDS
0=No, skip to Question #XX
1=Yes. How many times have you been tested? (Circle your answer).
a) Once
b) Twice
3) over 3 times
34. When was the last time you were tested? (Circle your answer).
a) Less than one month
b) 1-5 months
c) 6 months- 1 year
d) 1-5 years
e) More than 5 years
35. Where did you receive your last HIV test? (Circle your answer).
a) Hospital/ER
b) Fortune Society
c) Free Clinic
d) Private doctor
e) Community organization
f) STD clinic
g) Jail/Prison
h) Other _____________ (write out)
i) Don’t know
36. Please check the answer that most matches how you feel about getting an HIV test.
(Check only one answer)
____ I am undecided about taking an HIV test
____ I don’t want to take an HIV test
____ I plan to take an HIV test within the next month
____Does not apply to me
37. Did you receive any health care services while you were detained and/or in jail/prison?
(Circle your answer).
0=No
1=Yes
38. While you were detained and/or in jail/prison, did you get any information about any health issues? (Circle your answer).
0=No
1=Yes
39. While you were detained and/or in jail/prison, did you get any information about HIV/AIDS?
(Circle your answer).
0=No
1=Yes
40. While you were detained and/or in jail/prison were you tested for HIV? (Circle your answer).
0=No
1=Yes
2= Don’t know
Thanks for your help!!
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