Pilot Test of an Adapted, Evidence-Based Intervention for Preventing HIV for Women Residing in Domestic Violence Shelters

Abstract

This pilot study examined whether an evidence-based intervention for preventing HIV that was adapted for women residing in domestic violence shelters improved residents’ HIV knowledge and condom use self-efficacy. The intervention acceptability, feasibility, and fidelity were also assessed. Seven domestic violence shelter workers facilitated the intervention to 32 shelter residents. Residents had significantly higher HIV knowledge and condom use self-efficacy after the intervention. Residents found the intervention highly acceptable. Intervention facilitators generally agreed that the intervention was acceptable and feasible. Facilitators taught the intervention mostly as suggested, but with some changes. Study implications are discussed.

HIV/STI Prevention Interventions for Women Who Have Experienced Intimate Partner Violence: A Systematic Review and Look at Whether the Interventions Were Designed for Disseminations

“…The title/abstracts of the remaining 383 articles by both authors and 321 of these references were excluded because they did not meet inclusion criteria for this systematic review. The methods and results sections of the remaining 62 articles were reviewed by both authors and six articles were determined to meet this study’s eligibility criteria [ 16 , 41 – 45 ].

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“…Three of the interventions did not have control groups [ 41 – 43 ] and one study was quasi-experimental (i.e., had a control group, but participants were not randomized to the treatment and control groups) [ 45 ]. Two studies did not have follow-up assessments [ 41 , 45 ] and the other studies had follow-up assessments at one-month [ 16 ], three-months [ 42 – 44 ], six-months [ 16 ], or one-year post intervention [ 16 ]. The number of participants involved in the interventions ranged from 19 [ 43 ] to 152 [ 16 ].…”

“…The number of participants involved in the interventions ranged from 19 [ 43 ] to 152 [ 16 ]. The majority of the participants in three studies identified as African American/Black [ 16 , 41 , 44 ] and one study included only women who identified as African American [ 45 ]. Three of the six interventions were delivered to participants at domestic violence shelters [ 41 , 42 , 45 ], two were delivered at family planning clinics [ 16 , 43 ] and one study did not specify where the intervention was delivered [ 44 ].…”

“…The majority of the participants in three studies identified as African American/Black [ 16 , 41 , 44 ] and one study included only women who identified as African American [ 45 ]. Three of the six interventions were delivered to participants at domestic violence shelters [ 41 , 42 , 45 ], two were delivered at family planning clinics [ 16 , 43 ] and one study did not specify where the intervention was delivered [ 44 ]. Three interventions involved group sessions [ 16 , 41 , 45 ], two involved individual sessions [ 42 , 43 ], and one study consisted of both individual and group sessions [ 44 ].…”

“…Three of the six interventions were delivered to participants at domestic violence shelters [ 41 , 42 , 45 ], two were delivered at family planning clinics [ 16 , 43 ] and one study did not specify where the intervention was delivered [ 44 ]. Three interventions involved group sessions [ 16 , 41 , 45 ], two involved individual sessions [ 42 , 43 ], and one study consisted of both individual and group sessions [ 44 ]. The intervention sessions ranged from one, 10 min session [ 43 ] to between six and eight sessions (each two–three hours) totaling 16–18 h [ 16 , 44 , 45 ].…”