Asset-Ownership Development Among HIV-Orphaned Children

艾滋病毒孤儿的资产所有权发展

• 批准号: 7059811
• 负责人: FRED M SSEWAMALA
• 金额: $ 20.83万
• 依托单位: COLUMBIA UNIV NEW YORK MORNINGSIDE
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2005
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2005-09-30 至 2007-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/7059811
• 关键词: HIV infections; academic achievement; adolescence (12-20); attitude; behavior therapy; behavioral /social science research tag; child psychology; clinical research; depression; family structure /dynamics; high risk behavior /lifestyle; human subject; human therapy evaluation; learning; longitudinal human study; mentoring /mentor; motivation; self concept; sex behavior; socioeconomics; workshop

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The two aims of the study are: (1) to refine and test the feasibility of a family economic empowerment intervention which includes opportunities for asset-ownership, development of future planning skills, enhancement of mental health and reduction of risk taking behaviors for children orphaned due to AIDS in Uganda; and (2) to examine the impact of this family economic empowerment intervention on the psychosocial outcomes of orphaned children. The proposed intervention, the SUUBI Program, involves youth, ages 12 to 15 years, orphaned due to AIDS in Uganda. SUUBI consists of three components: 1) workshops focused on asset building, future planning and protection from risks; 2) mentors to reinforce learning and build optimism and; 3) a Child Development Account. SUUBI will be examined via a two-group (random assignment to SUUBI or existing orphan services, consisting of support and prevention oriented counseling from faith-based organizations in the target community) by three-assessment (pre-test, post-test, and 24-month follow-up) research design. A total of 200 children will be involved in the proposed study. Participating students will be nested within ten schools that will be randomly assigned such that all selected children from a particular school will receive the same intervention. It is hypothesized that students in SUUBI, as compared to those youth in the control condition, will have (1) more money saved and a more positive attitude toward saving, (2) greater ability to identify specific future goals and educational aspirations, (3) higher school attendance and school grades, (4) stronger relationships with caregivers and/or family members, (5) higher levels of self-esteem, (6) lower levels of depression, (7) lower levels of sexual risk taking, (8) lower levels of HIV-risk taking behaviors. The family economic empowerment intervention has high levels of family and community involvement, a feature very appealing to the governments and donor community.

描述（由申请人提供）： 该研究的两个目的是：（1）要完善和测试家庭经济赋权干预的可行性，其中包括资产所有权的机会，未来计划技能的发展，提高心理健康的增强以及减少因乌干达艾滋病而导致孤儿的儿童冒险行为的机会； （2）研究这种家庭经济赋权干预对孤儿儿童的社会心理结局的影响。拟议的干预措施是Suubi计划，涉及12至15岁的青年，由于乌干达的艾滋病而孤立。 Suubi由三个组成部分组成：1）专注于资产建设，未来计划和免受风险保护的研讨会； 2）指导者加强学习和建立乐观和； 3）儿童发展帐户。 Suubi将通过两组（由目标社区中基于信仰的组织的支持和预防咨询组成）通过两组（随机分配给Suubi或现有的孤儿服务），通过三评估（测试前，测试后和24个月的随访）进行研究。拟议的研究将共有200名儿童。参与的学生将嵌套在十所学校中，这些学校将被随机分配，以便所有特定学校的选定儿童都将接受相同的干预措施。 It is hypothesized that students in SUUBI, as compared to those youth in the control condition, will have (1) more money saved and a more positive attitude toward saving, (2) greater ability to identify specific future goals and educational aspirations, (3) higher school attendance and school grades, (4) stronger relationships with caregivers and/or family members, (5) higher levels of self-esteem, (6) lower levels of depression, (7) lower levels of sexual risk taking, (8) lower levels of艾滋病毒风险采取行为。家庭经济赋权干预具有很高的家庭和社区参与，这是对政府和捐助者社区非常有吸引力的特征。