Open AccessThe Regai Dzive Shiri project: results of a randomized trial of an HIV prevention intervention for youth
Author(s) -
Frances M. Cowan,
Sophie Pascoe,
Lisa Langhaug,
Webster Mavhu,
Samson Chidiya,
Shabbar Jaffar,
Michael T. Mbizvo,
Judith Stephenson,
Anne M Johnson,
Robert Power,
Godfrey Woelk,
Richard Hayes
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
aids
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.195
H-Index - 216
eISSN - 1473-5571
pISSN - 0269-9370
DOI - 10.1097/qad.0b013e32833e77c9
Subject(s) - medicine , psychological intervention , intervention (counseling) , randomized controlled trial , public health , pregnancy , young adult , family medicine , environmental health , gerontology , psychiatry , nursing , surgery , biology , genetics
HIV prevention among young people in southern Africa is a public health priority. There is little rigorous evidence of the effectiveness of different intervention approaches. We describe findings of a cluster randomized trial of a community-based, multicomponent HIV, and reproductive health intervention aimed at changing social norms for adolescents in rural Zimbabwe.