Adapting and pilot testing the Healthy Love HIV and sexually transmitted infection prevention intervention with African, Caribbean and Black women in community-based settings in Toronto, Canada. (July 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Logie, Carmen H; Okumu, Moses; Ryan, Shannon; Yehdego, Dahlak M; Lee-Foon, Nakia
• Is Part Of: International journal of STD & AIDS. Volume 29:Number 8(2018)
• Page Start: 751
• Page End: 759
• Publication Date: 2018-07
• Subjects: African -- Caribbean and Black -- women -- sexually transmitted infections -- prevention -- Canada -- testing; Sexually transmitted diseases -- Periodicals; AIDS (Disease) -- Periodicals; 616.951
• DOI: 10.1177/0956462418754971
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0956-4624

Abstract

We adapted the Healthy Love Workshop (HLW), an HIV prevention workshop for African American women in the United States, for African, Caribbean and Black (ACB) women in Toronto, Canada. We conducted a pilot study with ACB women ( n = 80) in ten community-based settings with pre-test (T1), post-test (T2) and three-month follow-up (T3) surveys. Mixed-effect regression results indicated significant increases in condom use self-efficacy and sexually transmitted infection (STI) knowledge scores from T1 to T3. Qualitative feedback revealed increased STI knowledge, confidence using condoms and suggestions for future HLWs. Findings highlight the promise of the adapted HLW for HIV/STI prevention with ACB women in Canada.