HIV Risk Reduction for Women Reporting Intimate Partner Violence

申请K01指导研究科学家发展奖的目的是提供 接受指导的候选人，这将促进她作为一名独立研究人员的发展，特别是 强调亲密伴侣暴力(IPV)与艾滋病毒风险之间的关系。委员会的工作范围 拟议的奖项包括培训和研究两个部分。培训部分将提供 申请人有指导和教育经验，旨在提高(1)她的理论知识和 在艾滋病毒和IPV方面的研究；(2)有效使用混合方法的技能，包括定量、 纵向、流行病学和定性方法；(3)她对现有经验的适应和检验能力 艾滋病毒领域有效的预防干预措施；(4)她建立和开展社区-- 基于干预试验；(5)她对研究伦理的理解。建议的研究组成部分 与应聘者的培训目标直接相关，并将为她提供接受指导的机会 在从事多项研究项目活动的同时进行培训。因此，建议的具体目标是 研究是：(1)进行形成性研究，以适应低收入人群的艾滋病毒风险降低干预措施 经历过IPV并有感染艾滋病毒风险的妇女；(2)适应和试点理论上和 经验指导的预防性干预，包括干预手册和辅助材料，以 更好地服务于在婚姻关系中经历IPV的低收入妇女；(3)评估可行性和 对低收入妇女实施适应性预防干预的可接受性研究 哪些人有感染艾滋病毒的风险并经历过IPV；以及(4)收集初步证据证明 使用对照设计的理论指导的干预。此K01支持还将生成会议 报告、期刊文章和R01拨款申请，以继续这项研究。通过这些培训 和研究活动，候选人将获得必要的知识和技能，作为一个成功的 独立研究科学家，并帮助解决美国妇女中日益增长的艾滋病毒流行问题 州(美国)以及整个世界。这项研究可能会对公共卫生产生重大影响， 改善经历过IPV的妇女的健康结果。

The purpose of this application for a K01 Mentored Research Scientist Development Award is to provide the candidate with mentoring that will promote her development as an independent researcher with particular emphasis on the relationship between intimate partner violence (IPV) and HIV risk. The scope of work for the proposed Award includes both training and research components. The training component will provide the applicant with mentoring and educational experiences designed to enhance (1) her knowledge of theory and research in HIV as well as IPV; (2) her skills in the effectual use of mixed methodology including quantitative, longitudinal, epidemiological, and qualitative methods; (3) her ability to adapt and test existing empirically validated prevention interventions in the area of HIV; (4) her ability to establish and conduct community- based intervention trials; and (5) her understanding of research ethics. The proposed research components are linked directly to the candidate's training goals and will provide opportunities for her to receive mentored training while engaged in multiple activities of the research project. Thus, the specific aims of the proposed research are: (1) to conduct formative research to adapt an HIV risk reduction intervention with low-income women who have experienced IPV and are at-risk for HIV; (2) to adapt and pilot test a theoretically and empirically guided preventive intervention, including an intervention manual and supporting materials, to better serve low-income women who experience IPV in their relationships; (3) to assess the feasibility and acceptability of the adapted prevention intervention by implementing it with a sample of low-income women who are at risk for HIV and experience IPV; and (4) to gather preliminary evidence of the efficacy of the theoretically guided intervention using a controlled design. This K01 support will also generate conference presentations, journal articles, and an R01 grant application to continue the research. Through these training and research activities, the candidate will acquire the knowledge and skills needed to succeed as an independent research scientist, and help to address the growing HIV epidemic among women in the United States (U.S.) and throughout the world. This research could have a significant public health impact by improving health outcomes for women who experience IPV.