Evaluating a Sportsbased, AdolescentTargeted HIV Prevention Program in Haitian Migrant Communities i

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Evaluating a Sports-based, Adolescent-Targeted
HIV Prevention Program in Haitian Migrant
Communities in the Dominican Republic

• Zachary A. Kaufman
• Robert L. Welsch, Ph.D
• Jon D. Erickson, Ph.D
• Sienna Craig, Ph.D

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• Background
• 45 new infections among young people (15-24)
• lt 40 have comprehensive AIDS knowledge
• DR epidemic concentrated in bateyes

sport-based prevention education
2007 HIV Prevalence

• Methods
• Fieldwork in 6 villages in Puerto Plata
• Pre/Post interviews with 140 youth
• Knowledge, attitudes, communication

Sources ENDESA 2007 and UNAIDS 2008
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FIG-1 COMPARING PRE/POST K A
FIG-2 OVERALL CHANGE ON 17 INDICATORS OVER TIME
FIG-1a PARTICIPANTS CHANGE IN HIV/AIDS
COMMUNICATION
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Conclusions and Next Steps

• Strikingly low baseline knowledge and
  communication
• Significant improvement on all 17 indicators
  (plt.000)
• Improvements sustained over four months
• Scale GRS model in Latin America / Caribbean
• Assess HIV testing barriers facing batey
  residents
• Need to assess long-term behavioral health
  impact

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