Adapting an Evidence-Based HIV-Prevention Intervention for Women in Domestic Violence Shelters.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Despite the documented intersection of intimate partner violence and HIV, there is a paucity of evidence-based HIV prevention interventions for female survivors of intimate partner violence in the United States. This paper describes the adaptation of an effective HIV prevention intervention, Sisters Informing Sisters about Topics on AIDS (SISTA), for women in domestic violence shelters and the steps taken to improve the adapted intervention's implementation.

Method

The adaptation process was guided by the ADAPT-ITT framework and data collected from directors, direct client service providers, and residents of two domestic violence shelters located in urban areas, as well as topical experts.

Results

Eleven of 12 shelter staff (92%) reported that HIV interventi

SUBMITTER: Cavanaugh CE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4933957 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature