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Successes in sexual health communications development, programmatic implementation and evaluation in the Torres
Patricia S Fagan1, Heather K Robertson2, Alisa E Pedrana3
1School of Public Health, Tropical Medicine and Rehabilitation Sciences, James Cook University, Queensland.
Objective:
To evaluate the Indigenous sexual health promotion program in the Torres Strait 2006-2012 that culminated in an education-entertainment radio drama, Kasa Por Yarn (KPY).
Methods:
A mixed methods approach applied to unpublished program documents and program-derived peer-reviewed publications was utilised.
Results:
Early initiatives established a strong partnership with Torres Strait Islander stakeholders. Significant community engagement throughout ensured a positive process. Telephone survey data (n=100, TSI, 15-24 years) found: 95% had heard of KPY and 80% listened to 2 or more episodes (reach); 86% recalled storylines/characters (recall); and 54% talked about KPY to family/friends (resonance). There was improvement in sexual health knowledge scores (p<0.00) in the 15-19-year-old Torres Strait Islander population between 2007 and 2012. The 2012 15-24-year-old population exposed to KPY had higher sexual health knowledge scores compared with those unexposed (p=0.02).
Conclusions:
This is an uncommon comprehensive evaluation of population-based sexual health communications strategies delivered over years in a remote Australian setting. The findings are encouraging but demonstrate that positive shifts take time and are incremental.
Implications:
In addition to clinical strategies, strategic and sustained investment in sexual health promotion expertise that leads community partnership and program development is required to reduce youth risk and prevent HIV/AIDS in remote populations.
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