The Regai Dzive Shiri project: results of a randomized trial of an HIV prevention intervention for youth.

ABSTRACT:

Background

HIV prevention among young people in southern Africa is a public health priority. There is little rigorous evidence of the effectiveness of different intervention approaches. We describe findings of a cluster randomized trial of a community-based, multicomponent HIV, and reproductive health intervention aimed at changing social norms for adolescents in rural Zimbabwe.

Methods

Thirty rural communities were randomized to early or deferred implementation of the intervention in 2003. Impact was assessed in a representative survey of 18-22-year-olds after 4 years. Participants self-completed a questionnaire and gave a dried blood spot sample for HIV and herpes simplex virus-2 (HSV-2) antibody testing. Young women had a urinary pregnancy test. Analyses were by intention

SUBMITTER: Cowan FM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3058934 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature