Open AccessFeasibility Analysis of an Evidence-Based Positive Prevention Intervention for Youth Living With HIV/AIDS in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Author(s) -
Lauren E. Parker,
Suzanne Maman,
Audrey Pettifor,
Jean Lambert Chalachala,
Andrew Edmonds,
Carol E. Golin,
Kathryn E. Moracco,
Frieda Behets,
Sympa Study Team
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
aids education and prevention
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.309
H-Index - 73
eISSN - 1943-2755
pISSN - 0899-9546
DOI - 10.1521/aeap.2013.25.2.135
Subject(s) - intervention (counseling) , focus group , medicine , population , session (web analytics) , program evaluation , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , gerontology , nursing , family medicine , environmental health , political science , sociology , computer science , public administration , world wide web , anthropology
We evaluated the feasibility of a Positive Prevention intervention adapted for youth living with HIV/AIDS (YLWH) ages 15-24 in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo. We conducted in-depth interviews and focus group discussions with intervention facilitators and YLWH participants on the following four areas of a feasibility framework: acceptability, implementation, adaptation, and limited-efficacy. The adapted intervention was suitable, satisfying, and attractive to program facilitators and participants and able to be implemented effectively. It performed well with a new population and showed preliminary efficacy. However, we identified certain aspects of the intervention that must be addressed prior to wider implementation such as: (1) including more content on navigating marriage while living with HIV and disclosure; (2) adjusting intervention timing and session length; and (3) simplifying the more complicated content. An adapted evidencebased intervention was found to be feasible and lessons learned can be applied to YLWH in other low-resource settings.