Evaluation of the effect of human immunodeficiency virus-related structural interventions: the connect to protect project.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

With the emphasis on structural-level interventions that target social determinants of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) transmission to curb the HIV epidemic, there is a need to develop evaluation models that can detect changes in individual factors associated with HIV-related structural changes.

Objective

To describe whether structural changes developed and achieved by community coalitions are associated with an effect on individual factors associated with the risk of contracting HIV.

Design, setting, and participants

In this serial cross-sectional survey design, data were collected from 8 cities during 4 rounds of annual surveys from March 13, 2007, through July 29, 2010. Study recruitment took place at venues where the population of focus was known to

SUBMITTER: Ellen JM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4346420 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature