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Evaluating the implementation of a group-level, social skills building, and educational HIV prevention intervention targeting women living with HIV/AIDS
Monday, October 29, 2012
: 8:45 AM - 9:00 AM
Tanesha Griffin, MPH
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NCHHSTP/DHAP/Program Evaluation Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA
Shaliondel Benton, MPH
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Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention/Program Evaluation Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA
Elizabeth J. Kalayil, MPH
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MANILA Consulting Group, Inc., Atlanta, GA
Kelly Bell, ASDP
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MANILA Consulting Group, Inc., Atlanta, GA
It is estimated that 25% of the adults and adolescents living with HIV in the United States are female.3 To address the specific factors that place women at risk for HIV, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) supports the national dissemination of effective behavioral interventions (EBIs) that incorporate the cultural and gender-specific needs of women. While EBIs have been shown to be effective in controlled research environments, there are limited data on intervention implementation in real-world settings. CDC funded four community-based organizations (CBOs) to participate in the fidelity assessment of the EBI, Women Involved in Life Learning from Other Women (WILLOW). WILLOW is a four-session small-group intervention that targets heterosexual women aged 18-50 who have known their HIV-positive status for at least six months. Between March 1, 2011 and August 31, 2011, each CBO systematically collected process data from all cycles of WILLOW. Data were collected on intervention participation, client feedback, and session activities. Data from 24 unique cycles of WILLOW were included in the fidelity assessment. Of the 266 clients recruited and determined eligible, 186 (70%) attended the intervention. Preliminary analysis indicates that 94% percent of the intervention sessions were taught as suggested in the WILLOW implementation manual. Clients reported high levels of satisfaction with the intervention's content and delivery. Fidelity assessment findings may be used by service providers to assess the feasibility and improve the delivery and management of behavioral interventions. Findings may also inform the CBOs' overall HIV prevention programming for women living with HIV.
Learning Areas:
Conduct evaluation related to programs, research, and other areas of practice
Implementation of health education strategies, interventions and programs
Social and behavioral sciences
Learning Objectives: 1. Identify the successes and challenges that community-based organizations may face when implementing nationally disseminated behavioral interventions in the field.
2. Compare how intervention activities are actually being delivered in the field versus how they are intended to be delivered.
Keywords: HIV Interventions, Women and HIV/AIDS
Presenting author's disclosure statement:Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I have been the principal or co-principal for multiple federally-funded HIV prevention cooperative agreements and monitoring and evaluation projects that focus on the delivery of HIV behavioral interventions and program improvement.
Any relevant financial relationships? No
I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines,
and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed
in my presentation.
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