Pilot Test of an Adapted, Evidence-Based Intervention for Preventing HIV for Women Residing in Domestic Violence Shelters

2019 ◽  
Vol 26 (6-7) ◽  
pp. 771-783 ◽  
Author(s):  
Courtenay Cavanaugh ◽  
Jacquelyn Campbell ◽  
Vanessa Whitt ◽  
Gina Wingood
Keyword(s):  
Domestic Violence ◽  
Condom Use ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Pilot Test ◽  
Domestic Violence Shelters ◽  
Hiv Knowledge ◽  
Domestic Violence Shelter ◽  
Shelter Workers ◽  
Intervention Acceptability

This pilot study examined whether an evidence-based intervention for preventing HIV that was adapted for women residing in domestic violence shelters improved residents’ HIV knowledge and condom use self-efficacy. The intervention acceptability, feasibility, and fidelity were also assessed. Seven domestic violence shelter workers facilitated the intervention to 32 shelter residents. Residents had significantly higher HIV knowledge and condom use self-efficacy after the intervention. Residents found the intervention highly acceptable. Intervention facilitators generally agreed that the intervention was acceptable and feasible. Facilitators taught the intervention mostly as suggested, but with some changes. Study implications are discussed.

Women Who Use Domestic Violence Shelters: Changes in Depression Over Time

1995 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 237-255 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rebecca Campbell ◽  
Cris M. Sullivan ◽  
William S. Davidson
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Domestic Violence ◽  
Epidemiological Studies ◽  
Hierarchical Regression ◽  
Depression Symptoms ◽  
Regression Analyses ◽  
Mild Depression ◽  
Domestic Violence Shelters ◽  
Domestic Violence Shelter

This study examined the levels of depression reported by women who had used a domestic violence shelter. Depressive symptoms were assessed three times: immediately after shelter exit, 10 weeks thereafter, and 6 months later. Whereas 83% of the women reported at least mild depression on the Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression (CES-D) scale upon shelter exit, only 58% were depressed 10 weeks later. This did not change at the 6-month follow-up. An ecological, longitudinal model was evaluated to predict battered women's depression 8 1/2 months postshelter exit. Results of hierarchical regression analyses suggested that, after controlling for previous levels of depression, the women's feelings of powerlessness, experience of abuse, and decreased social support contributed to their depression symptoms. The women's scores on these three variables (feelings of powerlessness, abuse, and social support) at 10 weeks postshelter exit and at 6-month follow-up predicted depression at 6 months. Thus, there were both predictive and concurrent effects for these constructs. Implications for clinical and community interventions are discussed.

An Evaluation of Sisters Informing Healing Living Empowering: Increasing HIV Knowledge Among African American Adolescent Females Using an Evidence-Based HIV Prevention Intervention

2017 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 4-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cynthera McNeill ◽  
Nancy George ◽  
Raenita Glover
Keyword(s):  
African American ◽  
Health Education ◽  
Hiv Prevention ◽  
Condom Use ◽  
Adolescent Females ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Sexual Health Education ◽  
Hiv Knowledge ◽  
African American Adolescent ◽  
Hiv Epidemic

Background: In Detroit, Michigan, 85% of HIV cases are among African American youth. Approximately 53.4% of African American high school females have had sexual intercourse; 44.7% did not use a condom during the last sexual encounter. School-based sexual health education may be limited regarding HIV prevention. Sexual health education that is culturally and gender-specific is needed to provide knowledge that may impact condom self-efficacy and address the HIV epidemic among African American adolescents in Detroit. Community-based organizations may be used to implement an evidence-based educational intervention. Methods: A 1-group, pretest/posttest design was used to evaluate knowledge of HIV and condom use among 11 African American adolescent females who participated in an evidence-based intervention, Sisters Informing Healing Living Empowering (SIHLE), during 3-hr sessions over 4 consecutive Saturdays. There was 100% attendance among participants for all sessions. Knowledge of HIV and condom use was measured with a 16-item true/false survey before and after the intervention. Results: A significant difference between HIV knowledge at pretest and HIV knowledge at posttest was noted, z = −2.322, p = .02. Conclusion: Nurses and community stakeholders can be instrumental in addressing the HIV epidemic by implementing evidence-based interventions that increase knowledge of HIV prevention and condom use.

Empowering Women Survivors of Domestic Violence

2020 ◽  
Vol 38 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-6
Author(s):  
Eugenia Hernandez-Ruiz
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Domestic Violence ◽  
Music Therapy ◽  
Women Survivors ◽  
Health Problem ◽  
Public Health Problem ◽  
Domestic Violence Shelters ◽  
Societal Costs ◽  
Music Therapist ◽  
Domestic Violence Shelter

Abstract Domestic violence is a pervasive public health problem with high societal costs. Domestic violence shelters provide services to women and their children to support their journey away from violence. Music therapy in shelters can be a vehicle of empowerment for these women. In this clinical portrait, I share my experience as a music therapist in a domestic violence shelter, incorporating an overview of the services and theoretical framework we used, reflecting on the function that music may have in this situation, and illustrating it with the case of one of the women that I was honored to meet.

The Process of Empowerment Reflected in Women's Narratives of Their Stay in a Domestic Violence Shelter

Partner Abuse ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-21
Author(s):  
Katherine M. Kenyon ◽  
Diane Hiebert-Murphy ◽  
Janice Ristock ◽  
Maria I. Medved
Keyword(s):  
Domestic Violence ◽  
Intimate Partner Violence ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Domestic Violence Shelters ◽  
Self Reflection ◽  
Domestic Violence Shelter ◽  
Women's Narratives ◽  
Narrative Methodology ◽  
Building Community

Domestic violence shelters can provide services that are key to ending intimate partner violence. Yet, little is known about the process through which a stay in shelter increases women's ability to move toward the lives they want. The construct of empowerment has been used to gauge the effectiveness of intimate partner violence interventions and has been linked to a variety of positive outcomes. The present qualitative study analyzed nine in-depth interviews with women in domestic violence shelters to explore processes that occurred within the shelter stay that enhanced their sense of empowerment. A narrative methodology that situates personal stories within the broader social context was used. Four interrelated empowerment storylines were identified and involved self-reflection, gaining clarity, acquiring knowledge, and building community. Implications of these processes for shelter services are discussed.

Psychosocial Correlates of Condom Use and their Relationship with Worry about STI and HIV in Native and Immigrant Adolescents in Spain

2011 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 746-754 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ma Paz Bermúdez ◽  
Ángel Castro ◽  
Gualberto Buela-Casal
Keyword(s):  
Condom Use ◽  
Latin American ◽  
Risky Sexual Behavior ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Hiv Knowledge ◽  
Negative Attitudes ◽  
Perceived Susceptibility ◽  
Sexually Transmitted ◽  
Positive Attitudes ◽  
Latin American Immigrants

The goal of this study was to analyze how worry about sexually-transmitted infections (STI) and HIV influences attitudes and self-efficacy towards condom use, HIV-related knowledge, HIV-perceived susceptibility and HIV-misconceptions in a multicultural sample in Spain. The sample was composed of 3,051 adolescents aged between 14 and 19 years old who lived in Spain. Of these, 67.7% were native Spaniards and the remaining 32.3% were Latin American immigrants. Results showed that worry about STI and HIV has a direct influence on condom use self-efficacy and HIV-knowledge and HIV-perceived susceptibility. Native Spanish adolescents showed higher positive attitudes towards condom use, greater HIV-knowledge and HIV-perceived susceptibility, and lower negative attitudes towards condoms use and HIV-misconceptions than Latin American adolescents. In the discussion, the importance of worry about STI and HIV is highlighted as a mediator variable that can predict risky sexual behavior and is related to cultural origin.

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