Evaluation of STD/AIDS prevention programs: a review of approaches and methodologies.
The article presents a review of approaches and methodologies in the evaluation of STD/AIDS prevention programs, searching for theoretical and methodological support for the institutionalization of evaluation and decision-making. The review included the MEDLINE, SciELO, and ISI Web of Science databases and other sources like textbooks and congress abstracts from 1990 to 2005, with the key words: "evaluation", "programs", "prevention", "STD/AIDS", and similar terms. The papers showed a predominance of quantitative outcome or impact evaluative studies with an experimental or quasi-experimental design. The main use of evaluation is accountability, although knowledge output and program improvement were also identified in the studies. Only a few evaluative studies contemplate process evaluation and its relationship to the contexts. The review aimed to contribute to the debate on STD/AIDS, which requires more effective, consistent, and sustainable decisions in the field of prevention.
da Cruz
Marly Marques
MM
Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública Sergio Arouca, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil. marly@ensp.fiocruz.br
dos Santos
Elizabeth Moreira
EM
Monteiro
Simone
S
D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D015397:Program Evaluation / Q000379:methods*; D012749:Sexually Transmitted Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control*