Development of an Empowerment Intervention for Young Women Living With HIV
| Status: | Completed |
|---|---|
| Conditions: | HIV / AIDS |
| Therapuetic Areas: | Immunology / Infectious Diseases |
| Healthy: | No |
| Age Range: | 16 - 24 |
| Updated: | 3/1/2017 |
| Start Date: | February 2010 |
| End Date: | October 2011 |
A Secondary Prevention Empowerment Intervention for Young Women Living With HIV
This study will develop/adapt a culturally appropriate secondary prevention intervention for
young, Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)-positive women through intervention groups,
evaluate its acceptability and feasibility, make appropriate modifications, and manualize
the intervention in preparation for a full-scale randomized trial.
Once the intervention is developed/adapted, the sites will pilot the interventions twice to
enable modifications. The intervention aims to address the following concerns: 1) reducing
the risk of young women infected with HIV transmitting the virus to their sexual partners,
and 2) preventing young women infected with HIV from re-infection with a new viral strain or
co-infection with another sexually transmitted disease (STD). Data will be collected to
assess the feasibility and acceptability of the newly developed intervention using both
quantitative and qualitative methods at each iteration.
young, Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)-positive women through intervention groups,
evaluate its acceptability and feasibility, make appropriate modifications, and manualize
the intervention in preparation for a full-scale randomized trial.
Once the intervention is developed/adapted, the sites will pilot the interventions twice to
enable modifications. The intervention aims to address the following concerns: 1) reducing
the risk of young women infected with HIV transmitting the virus to their sexual partners,
and 2) preventing young women infected with HIV from re-infection with a new viral strain or
co-infection with another sexually transmitted disease (STD). Data will be collected to
assess the feasibility and acceptability of the newly developed intervention using both
quantitative and qualitative methods at each iteration.
Inclusion Criteria:
- Female at birth and currently female;
- Receives services at one of the selected ATN sites or their community partners
- HIV-infected as documented by medical record review or verbal verification with
referring professional
- Between the ages of 16-24 years (inclusive) at the time of informed consent/assent
- Ability to understand both written and spoken English
- Gives informed consent/assent for study participation
Exclusion Criteria:
- Presence of active, serious psychiatric symptoms (e.g., hallucinations, thought
disorder) that would impair a participant's ability to meet the study requirements
- Visibly distraught (e.g., suicidal, homicidal, exhibiting violent behavior)
- Intoxicated or under the influence of alcohol or other substances at the time of
study enrollment*.
- Intoxication at the time of visit will exclude participation at that time.
Participants cannot be visibly under the influence of substances at the time of
enrollment or consent. If a participant returns to enroll while sober,
enrollment can occur. Similarly, if a participant arrives to an intervention
group visibly intoxicated, then she will be asked to leave. However, prior
intoxication does not eliminate future participation. Thus, those who are
dismissed from a session due to intoxication can return to a subsequent session
as long as they are sober.
We found this trial at
3
sites
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