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Involving the community in HIV prevention program evaluation.

Gary Uhl1, Beatrice Robinson, Bonita Westover

  • 1Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.

Health Promotion Practice
|July 2, 2004
PubMed
Summary

Community involvement in evaluating HIV prevention for African American women enhances intervention relevance. Engaging community members in focus groups improved the evaluation

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Area of Science:

  • Public Health
  • Community-Based Participatory Research
  • HIV Prevention

Background:

  • Evaluating health interventions requires community engagement for cultural relevance.
  • African American women face specific challenges in HIV prevention efforts.
  • Community-based organizations (CBOs) are vital partners in intervention delivery and evaluation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore the challenges and benefits of community involvement in evaluating an HIV prevention intervention.
  • To enhance the relevance and cultural appropriateness of an evaluation through community input.
  • To provide recommendations for researchers on community engagement in program evaluation.

Main Methods:

  • A randomized controlled trial (RCT) was used to evaluate the Women's Initiative for Sexual Health intervention.

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  • Community members participated in the intervention and its evaluation.
  • Focus groups were conducted within three CBOs to gather feedback on the evaluation process.

    • Main Results:

    • Community involvement in the evaluation process presented both challenges and benefits.
    • Soliciting feedback through CBOs aimed to increase the evaluation's relevance and appropriateness.
    • Respecting participants' cultures was a key consideration in the engagement process.

    Conclusions:

    • Community engagement is crucial for culturally sensitive and relevant program evaluations.
    • Involving community members in evaluation design and feedback improves study outcomes.
    • Researchers are encouraged to integrate community participation into future intervention evaluations.