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Reputationally strong HIV prevention programs: lessons from the front line.

Agatha N Eke¹, Jane S Mezoff, Ted Duncan

¹Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention--Intervention Research and Support, National Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Atlanta, GA 30333, USA. aee2@cdc.gov

AIDS Education and Prevention : Official Publication of the International Society for AIDS Education

|May 3, 2006

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Community-based HIV prevention programs often succeed due to strong agency support and dedicated staff. Understanding these organizational and intervention features can improve future HIV risk reduction efforts.

Area of Science:

Public Health
Community Health
HIV Prevention

Background:

Many HIV risk reduction interventions are implemented by local health departments and community-based organizations (CBOs), rather than academic researchers.
The specific programmatic and organizational factors contributing to the success of these community-led HIV prevention efforts are not well understood.

Purpose of the Study:

To identify common features of successful community-based HIV prevention programs.
To inform improvements in both HIV prevention research and program implementation.

Main Methods:

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Characteristics of Reputationally Strong Programs project identified and profiled 18 innovative, community-based HIV prevention programs.
Programs were selected based on their reputation for success among community partners.

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Main Results:

Several common intervention characteristics were found to be significant.
Key organizational characteristics, including strong agency support and dedicated staff commitment, were crucial for program success.

Conclusions:

Successful community-based HIV prevention programs share common intervention and organizational attributes.
Agency support and staff commitment are vital components for effective HIV risk reduction initiatives.