Curriculum development to increase minority research literacy for HIV prevention research: a CBPR approach.
BACKGROUND
Minority engagement in HIV prevention research can improve the process and products of research. Using community-based participatory research (CBPR) to develop capacity-building tools can promote community awareness of HIV prevention, clinical research, and community roles in research.


OBJECTIVE
We sought to describe a CBPR approach to curriculum development to increase HIV prevention research literacy among Blacks ages 18 to 30.


METHODS
Community members and researchers documented the iterative and participatory nature of curriculum development and lessons learned.Results/Lessons Learned: We used specific strategies to support and verify multi-stakeholder engagement, team building, capacity building, and shared decision making. Objective or formal assessments of baseline capacity, ongoing stakeholder engagement, and reinforcing the value of multiple perspectives can promote further equity in curriculum development between researchers and community members.


CONCLUSIONS
The iterative process of shared discussion, development, and consensus building strengthened collaboration between stakeholder groups and produced a stronger, more culturally appropriate curriculum to promote HIV prevention research engagement among young Blacks.
Malika Roman
MR
Isler
Andre L
AL
Brown
Natalie
N
Eley
Allison
A
Mathews
Kendra
K
Batten
Randy
R
Rogers
Noah
N
Powell
Caressa
C
White
Rosalee
R
Underwood
Kathleen M
KM
MacQueen
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001741:Black or African American; D057191:Capacity Building; D055812:Community-Based Participatory Research / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003159:Community-Institutional Relations; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D003479:Curriculum; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000208:ethnology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D058980:Information Literacy; D008913:Minority Groups; D016730:Program Development; D012106:Research / Q000458:organization & administration*; D055815:Young Adult