HIV Risk Reduction for Women Reporting Intimate Partner Violence

描述（由申请人提供）：本次申请K01指导研究科学家发展奖的目的是为候选人提供指导，以促进她作为一名独立研究员的发展，特别强调亲密伴侣暴力（IPV）与艾滋病毒风险之间的关系。拟议奖项的工作范围包括培训和研究两部分。培训部分将为申请人提供指导和教育经验，旨在提高(1)她对艾滋病毒和IPV的理论和研究的知识；(2)有效运用混合方法的技能，包括定量、纵向、流行病学和定性方法；(3)适应和测试现有HIV领域经验验证的预防干预措施的能力；(4)建立及执行社区干预试验的能力；(5)她对研究伦理的理解。拟议的研究组成部分与候选人的培训目标直接相关，并将为她提供机会，在从事研究项目的多项活动时接受指导培训。因此，本研究的具体目的是：(1)开展形成性研究，以适应经历过IPV并有感染艾滋病毒风险的低收入妇女的艾滋病毒风险降低干预措施；(2)调整和试点以理论和经验为指导的预防干预措施，包括干预手册和配套材料，以更好地服务于关系中遭遇IPV的低收入妇女；(3)通过对有感染艾滋病毒风险和经历IPV的低收入妇女进行抽样，评估适应性预防干预的可行性和可接受性；(4)采用对照设计收集理论指导干预效果的初步证据。这项K01支持还将产生会议报告、期刊文章和R01拨款申请，以继续研究。通过这些培训和研究活动，候选人将获得成为一名成功的独立研究科学家所需的知识和技能，并帮助解决美国和全世界妇女中日益严重的艾滋病毒流行问题。这项研究可以通过改善经历IPV的妇女的健康结果，对公共卫生产生重大影响。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): 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.