Replication data for: Dominican Republic (2008): HIV/AIDS RISK BEHAVIOR TRaC STUDY AMONG PEOPLE LIVING IN BATEYES IN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC. SECOND ROUND. 2008.

Abstract

The first round of the TRaC survey with men and women living in bateyes in the Dominican Republic was conducted in 2006 and served as a base line for the HIV/AIDS Prevention Project. This survey has the following objectives: (1) to monitor behavioral trends and other key determinants of Opportunity, Ability and Motivation (OAM) among people living in bateyes in the Dominican Republic since 2006, (2) to identify the factors characterizing people having more than two sexual partners, and (3) to evaluate the PSI program's impact on behavior and determinants of OAM.The purpose of the program is to iincrease healthy behaviors among people living in bateyes through education and a social marketing (SM) strategy of wide coverage for increased access to and availability of male condoms.The sampling was drawn by using a multi-stage cluster design for selecting participants in the studies. A total of 1500 informants were chosen in 2006 and a total of 1487 in 2008. The survey included questions related to demographic characteristics, sexual behavior, condom use, OAM determinants and exposure to PSI interventions