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Effectiveness of HIV prevention interventions for young people in sub-Sahara Africa

Effectiveness of HIV prevention interventions for young people in sub-Sahara Africa

OBJECTIVES

Main objectives:

The development of a theoretical model of the determinants of sexual risk behavious
Assessing the effectiveness of the use of the theoretical model in HIV prevention programmes among children and youth

Specific objectives:

Making an overview of determinants of sexual risk behaviour among youth in sub-Sahara Africa
Developping an instrument to measure these determinants
Integrating the determinants in the validated theoretical model
Testing the theoretical model to a HIV education programme

METHODS

Review of literature and meta-analysis of studies on sexual risk behaviour
Qualitative research: in-depth interviews with young Rwandan people on HIV/AIDS, sexuality and sexual identity
Quantitative research: study the impact of an HIV/AIDS risk reduction programme through a baseline study, an intermediary study and an endline study
Develop an adapted intervention, based on the preliminary quantitative results and the outcome of the qualitative study

ACTIVITIES

Literature study
Field visits
Follow-up through a guidance committee

EXPECTED RESULTS

Make a contribution to theory development in the field of behaviour change
Contribute to the development of an effective HIV risk reduction program
PhD

Funding agencies

FWO

Team

Ronan Van Rossem

Coordinator

ICRH Belgium