Development of a relationship counselling website to identify and mitigate risk of intimate partner violence in the context of women's PrEP use.

ABSTRACT: Discreet, accessible interventions are urgently needed to mitigate the risk of intimate-partner violence (IPV) and other relationship barriers that women encounter to using HIV prevention methods such as pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP). We adapted a counsellor-administered intervention, CHARISMA, into a mobile-optimized website to enhance accessibility and reduce human resources required for HIV prevention and relationship counseling. Using human-centered design and participatory methods, CHARISMA was adapted through workshops with former CHARISMA in-person intervention participants (n = 14; ages 18-45) and web development 'sprints' combined with cognitive interviews (n = 24). 'CHARISMA mobile' was then beta-tested with 81 women naïve to the in-person intervention. In beta-testing, partici

SUBMITTER: Hartmann M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10424861 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature