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Showing 1 to 12 of 12 for “"HIV-prevention intervention"”.
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Negotiating access and buy-in from communities in the context of a South African combination HIV prevention intervention for adolescent girls and young women
… response to the persistently high incidence of HIV in adolescent girls and young women in South Africa, the Global Fund invested in a combination HIV prevention intervention aimed at adolescent girls and young women in 10 high priority districts. The HERStory study evaluated the combination HIV …
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Adolescent girls and young womens' perspectives of how their lives were impacted by participating in a combination HIV-prevention intervention in South Africa: a qualitative study
Background: HIV incidence among adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) aged 15-24 in sub-Saharan Africa remains exceptionally high. Evidence shows that no single HIV prevention strategy will be effective in controlling the HIV pandemic. Research in recent years demonstrates the need for …
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Multilevel Factors Associated with Uptake of Biomedical HIV Prevention Strategies in the Muslim World: a Study of Central Asia, India, and Mali
… populations are experiencing rapid changes in HIV prevalence. HIV testing and circumcision, as biomedical interventions, are the focus of this dissertation since biomedical strategies are the among the most efficacious HIV interventions. This dissertation examines the relationship of multilevel …
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Process and outcome evaluation of a school-based HIV/AIDS prevention intervention in Cape Town high schools
… thesis presents an evaluation of a theory-based HIV prevention intervention designed for grade 8 high school students. The intervention was delivered by teachers over a 6-month period. The objectives of the research were (i) to conduct a systematic review of evaluation studies of international …
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Process evaluation of a school-based HIV/AIDS intervention in South Africa
… thesis presents an evaluation of a theory-based HIV prevention intervention designed for grade 8 high school students. The intervention was delivered by teachers over a 6-month period. The objectives of the research were (i) to conduct a systematic review of evaluation studies of international …
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What It Means to Be a Man: Masculinity, Sexual Risk-Taking, and HIV Testing Behavior among Heterosexual African American Males
HIV/AIDS is a growing concern in the African American community. From 2005 to 2008, there was a 12% increase in HIV/AIDS diagnoses among African Americans (CDC, 2010a). African American males have higher rates of HIV/AIDS diagnoses than any other ethnic or racial groups. In 2006, 65% of the …
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Relationship dependencies and autonomy as mediation pathways of incarceration and HIV risk outcomes among low income drug involved adults
HIV/AIDS prevalence within correctional settings and among populations with criminal justice histories are several times that of the general population. Despite prior investigations that have empirically identified associations between criminal justice system involvement and HIV risk behavior, few …
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Adolescent Prep Administration: An Education Curriculum For Providers
… on the Adolescent Medicine Trials Network for HIV/AIDS Interventions (ATN) 113 which demonstrated that PrEP was well tolerated among the adolescents, age 15-17, enrolled in the study (Hosek, 2017). The use of TDF/FTC for PrEP in adults (18 and older) was approved by the FDA in 2012 after its …
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EVALUATION OF ORAL PRE-EXPOSURE PROPHYLAXIS (PREP) IMPLEMENTATION IN PUBLIC HIV CARE CLINICS IN KENYA
… disoproxil fumarate (FTC/TDF) is a highly potent HIV prevention intervention with potential to reduce HIV incidence among populations at risk of HIV in Africa if delivered with sufficient coverage. There are extensive data from high-income countries describing diverse settings in which PrEP …
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The effect of a sports-based HIVv prevention programme on HIV risk related behaviours among high school learners
Background: The Human Immunodeficiency virus (HIV) has become a global public health challenge amid the growing concern of adolescent risky sexual behaviour, influenced by biological and psycho-social factors. There is an increasing demand for adolescent sexual risk reduction interventions, …
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An Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Montana’s HIV Prevention Groups for Men Who Have Sex With Men
<p>This study evaluated the effectiveness of HIV prevention groups for men-who-have-sex-with-men conducted in 4 Montana communities: Butte, Bozeman, Helena and Missoula. A convenience sample of participants (n=37) were recruited from MSM who voluntarily signed-up for participation in the evaluated …
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An Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Montana’s HIV Prevention Groups for Men Who Have Sex With Men
<p>This study evaluated the effectiveness of HIV prevention groups for men-who-have-sex-with-men conducted in 4 Montana communities: Butte, Bozeman, Helena and Missoula. A convenience sample of participants (n=37) were recruited from MSM who voluntarily signed-up for participation in the evaluated …