title: Formative Work and Community Engagement Approaches for Implementing an HIV Intervention in Botswana Schools.
abstract: Providing adolescents with evidence-based sexual risk reduction interventions is critical to addressing the HIV/AIDS epidemic among adolescents in sub-Saharan Africa. Project AIM (Adult Identity Mentoring) is an innovative, evidence-based, youth development intervention that is being evaluated for the first time in Botswana through a 3-year (2015-2017), 50-school cluster randomized controlled trial, including testing for herpes simplex virus type 2 as a sexual activity biomarker. Conducting a trial of this magnitude requires the support and collaboration of government and community stakeholders. All school staff, including teachers, must be well informed about the study; dedicated staff placed at each school can help to improve school and community familiarity with the study, improve the information flow, and relieve some of the burden study activities places on schools.
authors.affiliation: Kim S. Miller, Haddi J. Cham, Eboni M. Taylor, and Faith L. Berrier are with the Division of Global HIV/AIDS, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA. Meghan Duffy, Jessica Vig, and Sekou Sidibe are with the Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health, Washington, DC. Lily Chipazi and Chawada Chakalisa are with the Education Development Center, Gaborone, Botswana. Kenau Swart is an independent consultant based in Pretoria, South Africa. Nontobeko Sylvia Tau is with the Botswana Ministry of Education and Skills Development, Gaborone, Botswana. Leslie F. Clark is with the Division of Adolescent Medicine, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA.
authors.forename: Kim S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Miller
authors.affiliation: Kim S. Miller, Haddi J. Cham, Eboni M. Taylor, and Faith L. Berrier are with the Division of Global HIV/AIDS, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA. Meghan Duffy, Jessica Vig, and Sekou Sidibe are with the Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health, Washington, DC. Lily Chipazi and Chawada Chakalisa are with the Education Development Center, Gaborone, Botswana. Kenau Swart is an independent consultant based in Pretoria, South Africa. Nontobeko Sylvia Tau is with the Botswana Ministry of Education and Skills Development, Gaborone, Botswana. Leslie F. Clark is with the Division of Adolescent Medicine, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA.
authors.forename: Haddi J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Cham
authors.affiliation: Kim S. Miller, Haddi J. Cham, Eboni M. Taylor, and Faith L. Berrier are with the Division of Global HIV/AIDS, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA. Meghan Duffy, Jessica Vig, and Sekou Sidibe are with the Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health, Washington, DC. Lily Chipazi and Chawada Chakalisa are with the Education Development Center, Gaborone, Botswana. Kenau Swart is an independent consultant based in Pretoria, South Africa. Nontobeko Sylvia Tau is with the Botswana Ministry of Education and Skills Development, Gaborone, Botswana. Leslie F. Clark is with the Division of Adolescent Medicine, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA.
authors.forename: Eboni M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Taylor
authors.affiliation: Kim S. Miller, Haddi J. Cham, Eboni M. Taylor, and Faith L. Berrier are with the Division of Global HIV/AIDS, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA. Meghan Duffy, Jessica Vig, and Sekou Sidibe are with the Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health, Washington, DC. Lily Chipazi and Chawada Chakalisa are with the Education Development Center, Gaborone, Botswana. Kenau Swart is an independent consultant based in Pretoria, South Africa. Nontobeko Sylvia Tau is with the Botswana Ministry of Education and Skills Development, Gaborone, Botswana. Leslie F. Clark is with the Division of Adolescent Medicine, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA.
authors.forename: Faith L
authors.initials: FL
authors.lastname: Berrier
authors.affiliation: Kim S. Miller, Haddi J. Cham, Eboni M. Taylor, and Faith L. Berrier are with the Division of Global HIV/AIDS, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA. Meghan Duffy, Jessica Vig, and Sekou Sidibe are with the Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health, Washington, DC. Lily Chipazi and Chawada Chakalisa are with the Education Development Center, Gaborone, Botswana. Kenau Swart is an independent consultant based in Pretoria, South Africa. Nontobeko Sylvia Tau is with the Botswana Ministry of Education and Skills Development, Gaborone, Botswana. Leslie F. Clark is with the Division of Adolescent Medicine, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA.
authors.forename: Meghan
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Duffy
authors.affiliation: Kim S. Miller, Haddi J. Cham, Eboni M. Taylor, and Faith L. Berrier are with the Division of Global HIV/AIDS, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA. Meghan Duffy, Jessica Vig, and Sekou Sidibe are with the Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health, Washington, DC. Lily Chipazi and Chawada Chakalisa are with the Education Development Center, Gaborone, Botswana. Kenau Swart is an independent consultant based in Pretoria, South Africa. Nontobeko Sylvia Tau is with the Botswana Ministry of Education and Skills Development, Gaborone, Botswana. Leslie F. Clark is with the Division of Adolescent Medicine, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA.
authors.forename: Jessica
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Vig
authors.affiliation: Kim S. Miller, Haddi J. Cham, Eboni M. Taylor, and Faith L. Berrier are with the Division of Global HIV/AIDS, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA. Meghan Duffy, Jessica Vig, and Sekou Sidibe are with the Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health, Washington, DC. Lily Chipazi and Chawada Chakalisa are with the Education Development Center, Gaborone, Botswana. Kenau Swart is an independent consultant based in Pretoria, South Africa. Nontobeko Sylvia Tau is with the Botswana Ministry of Education and Skills Development, Gaborone, Botswana. Leslie F. Clark is with the Division of Adolescent Medicine, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA.
authors.forename: Lily
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Chipazi
authors.affiliation: Kim S. Miller, Haddi J. Cham, Eboni M. Taylor, and Faith L. Berrier are with the Division of Global HIV/AIDS, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA. Meghan Duffy, Jessica Vig, and Sekou Sidibe are with the Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health, Washington, DC. Lily Chipazi and Chawada Chakalisa are with the Education Development Center, Gaborone, Botswana. Kenau Swart is an independent consultant based in Pretoria, South Africa. Nontobeko Sylvia Tau is with the Botswana Ministry of Education and Skills Development, Gaborone, Botswana. Leslie F. Clark is with the Division of Adolescent Medicine, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA.
authors.forename: Chawada
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Chakalisa
authors.affiliation: Kim S. Miller, Haddi J. Cham, Eboni M. Taylor, and Faith L. Berrier are with the Division of Global HIV/AIDS, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA. Meghan Duffy, Jessica Vig, and Sekou Sidibe are with the Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health, Washington, DC. Lily Chipazi and Chawada Chakalisa are with the Education Development Center, Gaborone, Botswana. Kenau Swart is an independent consultant based in Pretoria, South Africa. Nontobeko Sylvia Tau is with the Botswana Ministry of Education and Skills Development, Gaborone, Botswana. Leslie F. Clark is with the Division of Adolescent Medicine, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA.
authors.forename: Sekou
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sidibe
authors.affiliation: Kim S. Miller, Haddi J. Cham, Eboni M. Taylor, and Faith L. Berrier are with the Division of Global HIV/AIDS, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA. Meghan Duffy, Jessica Vig, and Sekou Sidibe are with the Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health, Washington, DC. Lily Chipazi and Chawada Chakalisa are with the Education Development Center, Gaborone, Botswana. Kenau Swart is an independent consultant based in Pretoria, South Africa. Nontobeko Sylvia Tau is with the Botswana Ministry of Education and Skills Development, Gaborone, Botswana. Leslie F. Clark is with the Division of Adolescent Medicine, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA.
authors.forename: Kenau
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Swart
authors.affiliation: Kim S. Miller, Haddi J. Cham, Eboni M. Taylor, and Faith L. Berrier are with the Division of Global HIV/AIDS, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA. Meghan Duffy, Jessica Vig, and Sekou Sidibe are with the Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health, Washington, DC. Lily Chipazi and Chawada Chakalisa are with the Education Development Center, Gaborone, Botswana. Kenau Swart is an independent consultant based in Pretoria, South Africa. Nontobeko Sylvia Tau is with the Botswana Ministry of Education and Skills Development, Gaborone, Botswana. Leslie F. Clark is with the Division of Adolescent Medicine, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA.
authors.forename: Nontobeko Sylvia
authors.initials: NS
authors.lastname: Tau
authors.affiliation: Kim S. Miller, Haddi J. Cham, Eboni M. Taylor, and Faith L. Berrier are with the Division of Global HIV/AIDS, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA. Meghan Duffy, Jessica Vig, and Sekou Sidibe are with the Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health, Washington, DC. Lily Chipazi and Chawada Chakalisa are with the Education Development Center, Gaborone, Botswana. Kenau Swart is an independent consultant based in Pretoria, South Africa. Nontobeko Sylvia Tau is with the Botswana Ministry of Education and Skills Development, Gaborone, Botswana. Leslie F. Clark is with the Division of Adolescent Medicine, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA.
authors.forename: Leslie F
authors.initials: LF
authors.lastname: Clark
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001902:Botswana; D002648:Child; D003256:Community Participation / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000517:prevention & control*; D018258:Herpesvirus 2, Human / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006801:Humans; D007318:Inservice Training / Q000458:organization & administration; D008297:Male; D015397:Program Evaluation; D012309:Risk-Taking; D012736:Sex Education / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012725:Sexual Behavior