A Culturally Appropriate Intervention for Young Couples in South Africa

描述(由申请人提供)：这项研究的重点是调整Project Connect，这是一种基于关系的艾滋病毒预防干预措施，被发现在美国夫妇中有效地增加了避孕套的使用，以适应艾滋病毒感染的高危南非男性(25-34岁)及其年轻的女性伴侣(16-24岁)。我们将利用我们多年来对南非青年中艾滋病毒风险的研究提供的经验证据，以及从与男性及其女性伴侣的重点小组讨论中收集的信息，使连接项目在文化上适合南非的环境(目标1)。此外，我们将与主要利益攸关方和项目团队举行研讨会，进一步修订干预措施，并确保其在文化和方法上适合南非使用(目标1)。在这些活动完成后，我们将对约翰内斯堡市中心的夫妇进行一项关于改编干预措施的小规模试点研究，以确定修订干预措施的可接受性和可行性(目标2)。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This study focuses on adapting Project Connect, a relationship-based HIV prevention intervention that was found to be effective in increasing condom use amongst couples in the US, to South African men at high risk of HIV infection (ages 25-34 yrs) and their younger female partners (ages 16-24 years). We will use empirical evidence from our many years of research on HIV risk among South African youth, as well as information gathered from focus group discussions with men and their female partners, to adapt Project Connect to be culturally appropriate to the South African setting (Aim 1). In addition, we will hold workshops with key stakeholders and the project team to further revise the intervention and ensure that it is culturally and methodologically appropriate for use in South Africa (Aim 1). Upon completion of these activities, we will conduct a small pilot study of the adapted intervention with couples from inner-city Johannesburg to determine the acceptability and feasibility of the revised intervention (Aim 2).