title: Implementation of HIV prevention interventions in resource limited settings: the partner project.
abstract: Evidence-based HIV prevention interventions have been translated to a variety of contexts across sub-Saharan Africa. Non-specialized community health center (CHC) staff members have been successfully engaged to deliver the interventions, which can be integrated into pre-existing HIV service programs in community-based health care delivery sites. This manuscript describes the process of implementing the Partner Project, a couples HIV risk reduction intervention, and examines the ability of CHC staff to achieve risk reduction outcomes comparable to those of the highly-trained research staff. The Partner Project was implemented within the HIV Counseling and Testing program in 6 urban community health clinics in Lusaka, Zambia. One hundred ninety-seven HIV-seroconcordant and -discordant couples were sequentially enrolled to the control group or to receive the intervention from partner research or CHC staff members. Couple members completed assessments on condom use, alcohol use, and intimate partner violence (IPV) at baseline, 6, and 12 months follow-up. Sexual barrier use outcomes achieved by the CHC staff were comparable to or better than those achieved by the Partner Project research staff, and both were superior to the control group. A reduction in IPV was observed for the entire sample, although no change in alcohol use was observed. Implementation of HIV prevention interventions at the community level should take advantage of existing resources available within the CHC staff. This is especially relevant in resource limited settings as consideration of the financial and clinical requirements of intervention programs is essential to the achievement of successful program implementation.
authors: Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, 1400 NW 10th Ave. Suite 404A, Miami, FL, 33136, USA, djones@med.miami.edu.
authors: Deborah
authors: D
authors: Jones
authors: Stephen M
authors: SM
authors: Weiss
authors: Kris
authors: K
authors: Arheart
authors: Ryan
authors: R
authors: Cook
authors: Ndashi
authors: N
authors: Chitalu
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017954:Africa South of the Sahara / Q000453:epidemiology; D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000453:epidemiology; D003153:Community Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D017280:Condoms / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003376:Counseling; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012309:Risk-Taking; D021841:Safe Sex; D012747:Sexual Partners; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013179:Spouse Abuse / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D019037:Urban Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*
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