scholarly journals Coverage and beliefs about temephos application for control of dengue vectors and impact of a community-based prevention intervention: secondary analysis from the Camino Verde trial in Mexico

2017 ◽  
Vol 17 (S1) ◽  
Author(s):  
José Legorreta-Soberanis ◽  
Sergio Paredes-Solís ◽  
Arcadio Morales-Pérez ◽  
Elizabeth Nava-Aguilera ◽  
Felipé René Serrano de los Santos ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Secondary Analysis ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Prevention Intervention ◽  
Camino Verde ◽  
Dengue Vectors

Twelve Committed Men: the feasibility of a community-based participatory HIV-prevention intervention within a Canadian men’s correctional facility

2016 ◽  
Vol 25 (3) ◽  
pp. 6-14 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ruth Elwood Martin ◽  
Renee Turner ◽  
Larry Howett ◽  
Terry Howard ◽  
Debra Hanberg ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hiv Prevention ◽  
Group Discussion ◽  
Correctional Facility ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Prevention Intervention ◽  
Community Based Research ◽  
Hiv Prevention Intervention ◽  
Post Secondary ◽  
Incarcerated Men ◽  
Education Levels

Objectives: The intervention objectives were to evaluate and describe the feasibility of using a community-based research (CBR) approach to adapt and implement HIV-prevention materials and tools with incarcerated men. We found no prior published reports about CBR HIV-prevention education in Canadian correctional facilities. Methods: Twelve members of the correctional Peer Education Committee (PEC) and Aboriginal PEC, whom a correctional nurse identified as being interested in preventive health, were purposively invited to participate. Eight participants were serving life sentences, three were Aboriginal and their education levels ranged from below grade 8 to 11 years of post-secondary education. The setting was a medium-security federal correctional facility, housing 324 men. The intervention was guided by CBR and ‘greater involvement of people with AIDS’ principles. Participants were invited to attend four workshops, over seven days in May 2014, and to provide their insights regarding future scaled-up CBR HIV prevention. Each workshop included an HIV-prevention presentation and a focus group discussion, two of which were audio-recorded. Findings: All participants attended all sessions. Synthesis of mixed-method findings, with quantitative and qualitative data triangulation, demonstrated two major outcomes: ‘new knowledge was generated’ regarding feasibility of CBR HIV prevention in a men’s correction facility; and ‘capacity building occurred’ with increased participants’ social capital. Thirty incarcerated men requested HIV testing following the intervention, because participants spread their knowledge about HIV prevention to others. Participants asked to become ‘health ambassadors’ – champion advisors for future scaled-up CBR HIV-prevention intervention for the entire correctional facility. Conclusion: CBR HIV prevention is feasible within a Canadian men’s correctional facility.

scholarly journals THE INITIAL ASSESSMENT OF A COMMUNITY-BASED INTERVENTION WITH MEXICAN-HERITAGE PARENTS IN BOOSTING THE EFFECTS OF A SUBSTANCE USE PREVENTION INTERVENTION WITH YOUTH

2018 ◽  
Vol 47 (2) ◽  
pp. 195-209
Author(s):  
Flavio F. Marsiglia ◽  
Stephanie L. Ayers ◽  
Danielle Robbins ◽  
Julie Nagoshi ◽  
Adrienne Baldwin-White ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Substance Use ◽  
Initial Assessment ◽  
Substance Use Prevention ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Prevention Intervention ◽  
Mexican Heritage

Recruitment and Retention in Randomized Controlled Trials with Urban American Indian/Alaska Native Adolescents: Challenges and Lessons Learned

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel Dickerson ◽  
Jennifer Parker ◽  
Carrie Johnson ◽  
Ryan A. Brown ◽  
Elizabeth D'Amico
Keyword(s):  
Substance Use ◽  
Randomized Controlled Trials ◽  
Controlled Trials ◽  
Substance Use Prevention ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Prevention Intervention ◽  
Recruitment And Retention ◽  
Community Based Organizations ◽  
Randomized Controlled

Abstract Background: Although the majority of American Indians/Alaska Natives (AI/ANs) reside in urban areas, there are very few randomized controlled trials (RCTs) analyzing culturally centered substance use prevention interventions for this population. Methods: We describe methods employed to recruit and retain urban AI/AN adolescents into a RCT, which was focused on testing the potential benefits of a substance use prevention intervention for this population. We also report challenges encountered in recruitment and retention of participants and strategies employed addressing these challenges. Data collection occurred from August 2014 to October 2017. Results: We partnered with two community-based organizations in different cities in California. We utilized AI/AN recruiters from communities, placed flyers in community-based organizations, and asked organizations to post flyers on their web and social media sites. We also offered gift cards for participants. Our initial recruitment and retention model was moderately successful; however, we encountered five main challenges: 1) transportation, 2) increasing trust and interest, 3) adding research sites, 4) getting the word out about the project, and 5) getting youth to complete follow-up surveys. Strategies employed to overcome transportation challenges included shortening the number of sessions, offering sessions on both weekends and weekdays, and increasing bus tokens and transportation options. We hired more staff from AI/AN communities, added more research sites from our previously established relationships, and were more pro-active in getting the word out on the project in AI/AN communities. We also utilized more field tracking, and emailed and mailed survey invitations to reach more participants for their follow-up surveys. Because of our efforts, we were nearly able to reach our initial recruitment and retention goals. Conclusions: By identifying challenges and employing culturally appropriate strategies, we were able to collect valuable data on the potential effectiveness of a substance use prevention intervention for urban AI/AN adolescents. Findings from this study assist toward the development of potentially successful strategies to successfully recruit and retain urban AI/AN adolescents in RCTs.

scholarly journals Social capital is associated with lower mosquito vector indices: secondary analysis from a cluster randomised controlled trial of community mobilisation for dengue prevention in Mexico

2019 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Víctor Alvarado-Castro ◽  
Sergio Paredes-Solís ◽  
Elizabeth Nava-Aguilera ◽  
Arcadio Morales-Pérez ◽  
Miguel Flores-Moreno ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Multivariate Analysis ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Secondary Analysis ◽  
Cluster Randomised Controlled Trial ◽  
Community Mobilisation ◽  
Cluster Randomised ◽  
Camino Verde ◽  
Randomised Controlled ◽  
The Impact

Abstract Background Control of the Aedes aegypti mosquito is central to reducing the risk of dengue, zika, chikungunya, and yellow fever. Randomised controlled trials, including the Camino Verde trial in Mexico and Nicaragua, demonstrate the convincing impact of community mobilisation interventions on vector indices. These interventions might work through building social capital but little is known about the relationship between social capital and vector indices. Methods A secondary analysis used data collected from 45 intervention clusters and 45 control clusters in the impact survey of the Mexican arm of the Camino Verde cluster randomised controlled trial. Factor analysis combined responses to questions about aspects of social capital to create a social capital index with four constructs, their weighted averages then combined into a single scale. We categorised households as having high or low social capital based on their score on this scale. We examined associations between social capital and larval and pupal vector indices, taking account of the effects of other variables in a multivariate analysis. We report associations as odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals. Results The four social capital constructs were involvement, participation, investment, and communication. Among the 10,112 households, those in rural communities were much more likely to have a high social capital score (OR 4.51, 95% CIca 3.26–6.26). Households in intervention sites had higher social capital, although the association was not significant at the 5% level. Households with high social capital were more likely to be negative for larvae or pupae (OR 1.38, 95% CIca 1.12–1.69) and for pupae specifically (OR 1.37, 95% CIca 1.08–1.74). There was interaction between intervention status and social capital; in multivariate analysis, a combined variable of intervention/high social capital remained associated with larvae or pupae (ORa l.56, 95% CIca 1.19–2.04) and with pupae specifically (ORa 1.65, 95% CIca 1.20–2.28). Conclusion This is the first report of an association of high social capital with low vector indices. Our findings support the idea that the Camino Verde community mobilisation intervention worked partly through an interaction with social capital. Understanding such interactions may help to maximise the impact of future community mobilisation interventions.

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