Faith-Based HIV Prevention for Women

摘要 拟议的研究采取了一种创新的、文化上一致的方法来预防艾滋病毒，方法是 非裔美国人社区中最有影响力的社会结构之一 教堂。这项拟议的研究在埃默里大学罗林斯公共卫生学院和 乔治亚州亚特兰大市的新诞生传教士浸信会教堂。在过去一年里，这项研究 团队已与教会非信徒领袖和教会事工领袖合作，以发起 发展以信仰为基础的艾滋病毒干预措施。研究人员建议开发一种基于信仰的艾滋病毒 改编自疾控中心定义的基于证据的青少年艾滋病干预措施 非裔美国女性，年龄在18-29岁之间。1，2中老年人口现在代表着 艾滋病毒携带者人数增长最快的群体。不幸的是，中年和老年女性 感染艾滋病毒的比率高于中年和老年男子。此外，在成熟女性中，非洲人 美国女性感染艾滋病毒的比例更高。鉴于缺乏以证据为基础的艾滋病毒 针对这一人群的干预措施，拟议的研究试图设计一种基于信仰的艾滋病毒干预措施 非裔美国女性，40-60岁，减少无保护措施的性交。合资格 参与者将随机接受基于信仰的艾滋病毒干预(n=240)或安慰剂 受控健康促进干预(n=240)和评估将在基线、6和12- 随访1个月，评价干预效果。要使行为改变有意义，它必须是 因此，我们还建议培训妇女部和卫生部的成员 维持干预。

Abstract The proposed study takes an innovative, culturally congruent approach to HIV prevention by involving one of the most influential social structures in the African American community, African American churches. The proposed study forges a link between Emory University Rollins School of Public Health and New Birth Missionary Baptist Church in metropolitan Atlanta, Georgia. During the past year, the study team has collaborated with church lay leaders and with leaders of the church Ministries to initiate development a faith-based HIV intervention. The study investigators propose to develop a faith-based HIV intervention that is adapted from the CDC-defined evidence based SISTA HIV intervention for young African American women, 18 - 29 years of age. 1,2 Middle age and older populations now represent the fastest growing group of individuals living with HIV. Unfortunately, middle age and older women are acquiring HIV at a higher rate than middle age and older men. Moreover, among mature women, African American women are disproportionately affected by HIV. Given the absence of evidence-based HIV interventions for this population, the proposed study seeks to design a faith-based HIV intervention for African American women, 40 - 60 years of age to reduce unprotected sexual intercourse. Eligible participants will be randomized to receive either the faith-based HIV intervention (n = 240) or a placebo controlled health promotion intervention (n = 240) and assessments will be conducted at baseline, 6 and 12- month follow up to evaluate intervention efficacy. For behavior change to be meaningful it must be sustained, thus, we also propose to train members of the Women's Ministry and Health Ministry to maintain the intervention.