Peer group intervention reduces personal HIV risk for Malawian health workers.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To test a peer group intervention to address personal HIV prevention needs of rural health workers in Malawi.

Design

Using a quasi-experimental design, we compared district health workers in two districts of Malawi that were randomly assigned to either the intervention or delayed control condition. We used independent sample surveys at baseline, 15 months, and 30 months postintervention. Intervention district workers received a peer group intervention after the baseline; control district workers received the delayed intervention after final data collection.

Methods

The 10-session intervention for primary prevention of HIV infection was based on the primary healthcare model, behavioral change theory, and contextual tailoring based on formative evaluation. Diffe

SUBMITTER: Mbeba MM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3073810 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature