This is Phase II of a three stage project whose overall goals are to develop viable community-based HIV prevention interventions and to form and maintain the necessary community collaborations to support such Adolescent Trials Network (ATN) research activities. This phase will describe specific locations within high-risk areas where youth, ages 12-24, spend time. HIV risk behaviors, social networking patterns and HIV prevalence among youth at these venues will be assessed by administering anonymous computerized interviews to eligible and willing youth. This information will be shared with community partners during scheduled working group meetings.
This is Phase II of a three stage project whose overall goals are to develop viable community-based HIV prevention interventions and to form and maintain the necessary community collaborations to support such ATN research activities. During this phase, each ATN site will gather additional information within high-risk areas and solicit community partner input to ultimately pinpoint the specific locations where at-risk youths, ages 12-24, may be recruited for interventions. This will be done by the following methods: Venues will be identified by HIV+ youth at the ATN site by participation in an anonymous computerized interview. Site staff will then perform brief venue interviews (BVIs) at selected venues to assess the potential yield of youths 12-24 years old. Community partners will also provide the site staff with information on known high-risk venues. High-risk venues will further be identified by the results of anonymous computerized interviews and HIV assays obtained from eligible and willing youth participants at the venues. The interviews will gather information on HIV risk behaviors, social networking patterns and HIV prevalence among youths at these venues. This information will be shared with community partners during scheduled working group meetings.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
16,706
Childrens Hospital of Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California, United States
UCSD Mother, Child & Adolescent HIV Program
San Diego, California, United States
Univ of Califormia at San Francisco
San Francisco, California, United States
Children's Hospital National Medical Center
Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States
Children's Diag. and Treatment Center
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States
University of Miami
Miami, Florida, United States
USF Peds Div. of Infectious Disease
Tampa, Florida, United States
Stroger Hospital of Cook County
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Tulane Medical Center
New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
University of Maryland
Baltimore, Maryland, United States
...and 5 more locations
Ascertain specific community venues where at-risk youth can be recruited for interventions within the high-risk areas identified in the first Phase of the study
The outcome measure will be assessed using results from: (a) Phase I mapping; (b) Phase II interviews with HIV-infected youth; and (c) Phase II Brief Venue Interviews (BVIs). Input from community partners and ethnographic procedures will add critical information.
Time frame: One time assessment at 10 months
Describe HIV risk behaviors of adolescents and young adults recruited from targeted venues
The outcome measure will be assessed by conducting HIV serosurveys at each venue identified with youth whose HIV status is unknown.
Time frame: One time assessment at 10 months
Describe social networks of adolescents and young adults recruited from targeted venues
The outcome measure will be assessed by conducting HIV serosurveys at each venue identified with youth whose HIV status is unknown.
Time frame: One time assessment at 10 months
Describe HIV seroprevalence of adolescents and young adults recruited from targeted venues
The outcome measure will be assessed by conducting HIV serosurveys at each venue identified with youth whose HIV status is unknown.
Time frame: One time assessment at 10 months
Assess the characteristics of the community-researcher partnerships
The outcome measure will be assessed by conducting interviews with C2P staff and their community partners. Questionnaires will be completed by both parties and detailed documentation kept.
Time frame: One time assessment at 10 months
Assess quality of the community-researcher partnerships
The outcome measure will be assessed by conducting interviews with C2P staff and their community partners. Questionnaires will be completed by both parties and detailed documentation kept.
Time frame: One time assessment at 10 months
Assess outcomes of the community-researcher partnerships
The outcome measure will be assessed by conducting interviews with C2P staff and their community partners. Questionnaires will be completed by both parties and detailed documentation kept.
Time frame: One time assessment at 10 months
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