Formative Work and Community Engagement Approaches for Implementing an HIV Intervention in Botswana Schools

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 t...

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Published in:	American journal of public health (1971) Vol. 106; no. 8; pp. 1439 - 1441
Main Authors:	Miller, Kim S, Cham, Haddi J, Taylor, Eboni M, Berrier, Faith L, Duffy, Meghan, Vig, Jessica, Chipazi, Lily, Chakalisa, Chawada, Sidibe, Sekou, Swart, Kenau, Tau, Nontobeko Sylvia, Clark, Leslie F
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States American Public Health Association 01-08-2016
Subjects:	Acquired immune deficiency syndrome Adolescent Adolescent Health AIDS AJPH Practice Botswana Child Community Participation - methods Female Global Health Herpes viruses Herpesvirus 2, Human - isolation & purification HIV HIV Infections - prevention & control HIV/AIDS Human immunodeficiency virus Humans Inservice Training - organization & administration Male Program Evaluation Public health Public Health Practice Risk-Taking School Health Secondary schools Sex Education - organization & administration Sexual Behavior Teenagers
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Summary:	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.
Bibliography:	ObjectType-Article-1 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-News-2 ObjectType-Feature-3 content type line 23 K. S. Miller led the conceptualization, writing, and revision of the brief. H. J. Cham contributed to its conceptualization, writing, and revision. E. M. Taylor, F. L. Berrier, M. Duffy, J. Vig, L. Chipazi, C. Chakalisa, S. Sidibe, K. Swart, K. Swart, N. S. Tau, and L. F. Clark contributed to the writing and revision. Peer Reviewed CONTRIBUTORS
ISSN:	0090-0036 1541-0048
DOI:	10.2105/AJPH.2016.303225