AEGiS-09IAC: How to evaluate behavioural change: results and implications of two fieldtests.

9th International AIDS Conference


Berlin, Germany — June 6-11, 1993

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How to evaluate behavioural change: results and implications of two fieldtests.

Int Conf AIDS 1993 Jun 6-11; 9:131 (abstract no. WS-D28-5)
Burton T, Carael M, Mertens T; WHO/GPA, Geneva, Switzerland.

INTRODUCTION: In recognizing the importance of evaluation for optimizing the current preventive programmes, GPA/WHO has developed a set of priority prevention indicators to assess the progress of HIV prevention activities. One key area is the monitoring of the knowledge of preventive practices and behavioural change.

METHODS: A draft protocol of a population survey has been developed for use by National AIDS Programmes (NAPs). The sample size consists of 1600 adults randomly selected in households. The questionnaire, to be used in face-to-face interviews, contains 60 questions, most of them on the number and type of sexual partners. RESULTS of fieldtests in 1992 in Tanzania and Sri Lanka indicate that although knowledge of preventive practices was high, prevalence of "casual" sex was 10% and 45% respectively. Reported condom use was 27% in Tanzania and 35% in Sri Lanka. Implications of fieldtest methods, usefulness of data for NAPs and relevance for cross-national comparison will be discussed.

Keywords: AEGIS, Sexual Partners, Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome, Questionnaires, Data Collection, Interviews, Prevalence, Tanzania, Sri Lanka, Adult, ICA9KWDaegis,sexualpartners,acquiredimmunodeficiencysyndrome,questionnaires,datacollection,interviews,prevalence,tanzania,srilanka,adult,ica9
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