Putting the community at the center of measuring change in HIV prevention in Papua New Guinea: the Tingim Laip (Think of Life) Mobilisation.
This paper describes the national Tingim Laip (Think of Life) Mobilisation for HIV prevention that began in Papua New Guinea (PNG) in early 2005 and is funded by Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID) in cooperation with National AIDS Council. The Tingim Laip Mobilisation is a new and innovative intervention addressing the HIV and AIDS continuum through social mobilisation in 34 high risk settings throughout PNG. The paper describes (i) the principles and process of the Tingim Laip intervention, (ii) the participatory monitoring and evaluation mechanisms, and (iii) outlines some of the preliminary findings and outcomes of the intervention. The Tingim Laip mobilisation after one year of implementation is showing encouraging evidence of contributing to knowledge, attitude, and behavioural change in the epi-center of the epidemic in PNG.
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Family Health International PNG Country Office, Holiday Inn, Port Moresby, PO Box 447 Waigani, NCD, Papua New Guinea. Che.Katz@attglobal.net
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Lesley
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Bundu
Florence
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Bunemiga
Caroline
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Gustafsson
Berit
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Kaviani
Nayer
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McSmith
Deborah
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Pakure
Romanus
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Raka
Darryl
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D003142:Communication; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000523:psychology; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care; D010219:Papua New Guinea / Q000453:epidemiology; D011634:Public Health; D012111:Residence Characteristics; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012944:Social Support