title: Research participants' skills development as HIV prevention peer educators in their communities.
abstract: This article describes the influence of a peer education programme on skills development among 22 women participating in HIV prevention trials. Interviews were used to collect data on peer educator experiences and their opinions of the trainings. The training enhanced their agency and confidence to engage their family and community on health promotion, including HIV prevention research procedures, thus improving their self-esteem and communication skills. Training and partnering with clinical trial participants as peer educators is an effective and sustainable community-based approach for HIV prevention.
authors.affiliation: 1 South African Medical Research Council, South Africa.
authors.forename: Neetha Shagan
authors.initials: NS
authors.lastname: Morar
authors.affiliation: 1 South African Medical Research Council, South Africa.
authors.forename: Sarita
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Naidoo
authors.affiliation: 2 FHI 360, South Africa.
authors.forename: Ahmed
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Goolam
authors.affiliation: 1 South African Medical Research Council, South Africa.|3 London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, UK.
authors.forename: Gita
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ramjee
mesh_terms: D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006266:Health Education; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D008297:Male; D010379:Peer Group; D036301:Qualitative Research
keywords: capacity development; clinical trial participants; peer educators; skills; training