The Impact of Drug Use on Perceptions of Credibility in Indigenous Outreach Workers

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ID4639200
AutoresShannon Gwin Mitchell (0000-0002-2841-1085, Johns Hopkins University), James A Peterson (0000-0003-0177-8255, Johns Hopkins University), Carl A Latkin (Johns Hopkins University), Carl Latkin (0000-0002-7931-2116, Johns Hopkins University)
Ano2006
Volume16
Fascículo8
Páginas1108-1119
Data de publicação2006-10-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoQualitative Health Research (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1049-7323 • E-ISSN: 1552-7557
EditoraSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/1049732304273934
PMID16954528
OpenAlexW2122160311
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas1
Referências citadas25

The authors conducted an investigation of perceptions of outreach worker credibility using the social network members (N = 20) of indigenous outreach workers in an HIV/AIDS prevention intervention. The network members included in the study received semistructured interviews following the program's completion. Outreach workers who were not actively using illicit drugs were more likely to be described as credible than were those who were using drugs. In general, drug use negatively affected perceptions of credibility via damaged trust in the outreach worker's relationship with his or her network member. Results indicate the complexity of using indigenous drug users as outreach workers, the potential negative perceptions concerning hypocritical behavior, and the need to evaluate social interventions from the standpoint of indirect participants

Credibility · Family medicine · Indigenous · Medical education · Outreach · Perception · Political science · Psychological intervention · Community Health and Development · Homelessness and Social Issues · Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights · Medicine · Nursing · Psychology · Social Work