HIV/STD Prevention for High-Risk Youth in Liberia

利比里亚高危青少年的艾滋病毒/性病预防

• 批准号: 7119924
• 负责人: Stephen B. Kennedy
• 金额: $ 49.41万
• 依托单位: PACIFIC INSTITUTE FOR RES AND EVALUATION
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2006
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2006-09-01 至 2011-06-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/7119924
• 关键词: AIDS education /prevention; Africa; adolescence (12-20); behavior therapy; clinical research; condoms; culture; data collection methodology /evaluation; decision making; early /brief intervention /therapy; educational resource design /development; handbook; health science profession; high risk behavior /lifestyle; information dissemination; longitudinal human study; outcomes research; safe sex /sex abstinence; self help; sex education; sexually transmitted diseases; social adjustment; training

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The goal of this project is to prevent HIV/STD among youth in Liberia. The project has two specific aims: (1) the primary aim is to culturally adapt, implement, and rigorously evaluate an effective HIV/STD intervention program among high-risk Liberian youth aged 15-17 years; and (2) the secondary aim is to increase the capacity of the Liberian research team and community stakeholders to successfully implement the proposed study. Eligible youth will be recruited from schools within the Monrovia Consolidated School System (MCSS) and youth-serving organizations (YSOs) in Montserrado County which includes Monrovia, the capital city of Liberia and randomly assigned to one of two conditions: Making Proud Choices (intervention) and a General Health Program (control). Making Proud Choices (MPC) is a research-based, 8-module, behavioral-based program that stresses HIV/STD risk reduction among high-risk youth of diverse cultural backgrounds. The General Health Program (GHP) is an 8-module health program that provides basic information on the prevention of common health conditions that affect Liberian youth. All intervention material will be developed and/or adapted by the research team based on extensive literature review and prior research. The intervention and control conditions will be administered to youth in separate small group settings by trained program co-facilitators and then evaluated at baseline, program completion, and at 6- and 12-month post-intervention follow-ups. Outcome measures will assess primary outcomes (frequency of unprotected sexual intercourse and condom use) and secondary outcomes (e.g., HIV/STD protective knowledge, self-efficacy, and social competency skills). Process measures will assess implementation quality and various program characteristics and dynamics. Capacity building activities will revolve around the cultural adaptation, behavioral theories, and effective implementation of the proposed HIV/STD intervention research project. Products developed from this project (i.e., manuals, brochures, reports, and manuscripts) will be disseminated at workshops, shared with community stakeholders and the national government at an end-user conference in Liberia, presented at regional conferences, and published in peer- reviewed journals.

描述（由申请人提供）：该项目的目标是预防利比里亚青少年感染艾滋病毒/性病。该项目有两个具体目标：(1) 主要目标是在 15-17 岁的利比里亚高危青少年中进行文化适应、实施和严格评估有效的艾滋病毒/性病干预计划； (2) 第二个目标是提高利比里亚研究团队和社区利益相关者成功实施拟议研究的能力。将从蒙罗维亚综合学校系统 (MCSS) 内的学校和蒙特塞拉多县（包括利比里亚首都蒙罗维亚）的青年服务组织 (YSO) 招募符合资格的青少年，并随机分配到以下两个条件之一：做出自豪的选择（干预） ）和一般健康计划（对照）。做出自豪的选择 (MPC) 是一项基于研究、包含 8 个模块、基于行为的计划，强调降低不同文化背景的高危青少年的艾滋病毒/性病风险。一般健康计划 (GHP) 是一项由 8 个模块组成的健康计划，提供有关预防影响利比里亚青年的常见健康状况的基本信息。所有干预材料将由研究团队根据广泛的文献综述和先前的研究来开发和/或改编。干预和控制条件将由训练有素的项目共同协调员在单独的小组环境中对青少年进行管理，然后在基线、项目完成以及干预后 6 个月和 12 个月的随访时进行评估。结果测量将评估主要结果（无保护性交和安全套使用的频率）和次要结果（例如，艾滋病毒/性病防护知识、自我效能和社交能力技能）。流程措施将评估实施质量以及各种计划的特征和动态。能力建设活动将围绕文化适应、行为理论和拟议的艾滋病毒/性病干预研究项目的有效实施。该项目开发的产品（即手册、小册子、报告和手稿）将在研讨会上传播，在利比里亚的最终用户会议上与社区利益相关者和国家政府共享，在区域会议上展示，并在同行中出版。审阅期刊。