A Culturally Appropriate Intervention for Young Couples in South Africa

描述（由申请人提供）：本研究的重点是适应项目连接，一个基于关系的艾滋病毒预防干预，被发现是有效的，在美国夫妇中增加避孕套的使用，在南非艾滋病毒感染高风险的男性（25-34岁）和他们的年轻女性伴侣（16-24岁）。我们将利用我们多年来对南非青年艾滋病毒风险的研究所得的经验证据，以及从与男性及其女性伴侣的焦点小组讨论中收集的信息，使“连接项目”适应南非的文化环境（目标1）。此外，我们将与主要利益相关者和项目团队举行研讨会，以进一步修订干预措施，并确保其在文化和方法上适合在南非使用（目标1）。在完成这些活动后，我们将对约翰内斯堡市中心的夫妇进行一项小规模的试点研究，以确定修订后的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).