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SUBMITTER: Long A
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5783722 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Sep/Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Long Amanda A Mbabali Ismail I Hutton Heidi E HE Thomas Alvin G AG Bugos Eva E Mulamba Jeremiah J Amico Kathy Rivet KR Nalugoda Fred F Gray Ronald H RH Wawer Maria J MJ Nakigozi Gertrude G Chang Larry W LW
Journal of the International Association of Providers of AIDS Care 20170522 5
Innovative approaches are needed to increase engagement in HIV treatment and prevention services, particularly in HIV hot spots. Here, we detail our design, training approach, and early implementation experiences of a community-based HIV intervention called "health scouts." The intervention, utilizing a novel, theory-based approach, trained 10 community residents in an HIV hot spot fishing community to use motivational interviewing strategies and a mobile phone-based counseling application. Duri ...[more]