Donna Baptiste|Arvin Bhana|Inge Petersen|Mary M. McKay|Dexter R. Voisin|Carl C. Bell|Dona Da Costa Martinez
Community Collaborative Youth-Focused HIV/AIDS Prevention in South Africa and Trinidad: Preliminary Findings
University of Illinois at Chicago|Human Sciences Research Council|University of KwaZulu-Natal|Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai|University of Chicago|University of Illinois at Chicago|University of Trinidad and Tobago
south africa trinidad tobago disproportionately impacted high rates hivaids among adolescentsthe article describes hiv crises countries outlines community participatory research framework adapt deliver familybased prevention presents preliminary data intervention pilots settingadapted interventions piloted n 140 families south africa n16 families trinidad tobago refine recruitment retention efforts assess adapted interventions impact family riskrelated constructsboth settings reported promising results including high recruitment retention favourable pre post changes parentyouth frequency comfort talking sensitive subjects hiv transmission knowledge attitudes persons hivaidsinternational hivprevention alliances increasing alliances challenged trust issues powerdifferentials ideological differences recommendations provided challenges overcome