Kelly Hallman, Kasthuri Govender, Eva Roca, Emmanuel Mbatha, Rob Pattman, Deevia Bhana, and Jill Walsh. "Evaluation of an intervention to address the gendered social, economic, and cultural determinants of youth HIV risk behaviors."

Abstract

South Africa is a complex environment socially, politically, economically, and culturally. Illness, stigma, and death from HIV and AIDS, high rates of disenfranchisement and unemployment, growing poverty coupled with extreme income inequality, and traditional tribal leadership structures make it a challenging place in which to transition from childhood to adulthood. Various programs and policies in South Africa nominally address young people, but many fail to acknowledge the internal diversity of “youth,” or to tackle core livelihood and social support issues that underlie susceptibility to HIV. This paper provides an evaluation of one program that aimed to reach young women and men with a comprehensive package of skills that were not only HIV-related but also designed to address gendered social, economic, and cultural factors. Preliminary quantitative and qualitative analysis indicates that the program was successful in building knowledge, skills, and promoting healthy behaviors among young intervention participants.

Session 139—Multiple Partnerships
Saturday, 19 April 2008, 8:30–10:20 am

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