Evaluating HIV Prevention Interventions

✍ Scribed by Joanne E. Mantell Ph.D., M.S.P.H., Anthony T. DiVittis M.A., Marilyn I. Auerbach A.M.L.S., Dr. P.H. (auth.)

• Publisher: Springer US
• Year: 1997
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 305
• Series: AIDS Prevention and Mental Health
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

This user-friendly, comprehensive guide places evaluation in the context of HIV to give all health care professionals the necessary tools for developing and implementing successful HIV interventions. Every aspect of evaluation is discussed, including:

• the social and political context of evaluation
• coding and inter-rater reliability procedures
• barriers to evaluation and solution
• the dissemination of results
• the application of theory to HIV interventions.

Case studies and examples from both the US and abroad to illustrate practical issues, and numerous tables and figures complement the text.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages i-xv
Introduction to Evaluating HIV/AIDS Prevention Programs....Pages 1-8
Involving Communities in Evaluation....Pages 9-21
Evaluation Basics....Pages 23-44
Conducting Needs Assessments....Pages 45-61
Selecting an Evaluation Study Design....Pages 63-96
Quantitative Measures in Evaluation....Pages 97-135
Using Qualitative Methods....Pages 137-177
Applying Theory to HIV Prevention Interventions....Pages 179-204
Evaluating Individual-Level and Community-Level Interventions....Pages 205-253
Conclusion....Pages 255-259
Back Matter....Pages 261-295

✦ Subjects

Public Health; Health Informatics; Health Promotion and Disease Prevention