Summary Format

Section 1. Summaries of HIV Prevention Interventions uses a standard format, with the same elements used to describe each intervention. If an element is missing from a Summary, it is because the source citation does not contain that information. The following elements comprise the format:

Title, authors, reference - bibliographic information for the source report (usually a journal publication, but may be "in press" or "submitted for publication")

Intervention goal(s) - selected behavioral/health aims of the intervention (most often other aims exist but are outside the scope of the Summary)

Intervention setting - the type of place in which the intervention was conducted

Population - includes the following features:

sample size - the number of people who participated (usually the total number in the intervention and control conditions of the study at baseline)

demographics - selected characteristics of the participants (e.g., gender, race/ethnicity, age, education, income)

Comparison condition - describes briefly what was provided to participants who did not receive the intervention during the study (e.g., a non-HIV intervention, usual HIV services such as HIV education and HIV counseling and testing)

Intervention description - includes the following features:

theory/model - the basis for the design of the intervention, which explains the behavior change

duration - the length and number of intervention sessions

location - where the intervention was carried out

facilitators/leader characteristics - e.g., gender, race/ethnicity, age

content - e.g., topics, information, skills pertaining to risk reduction

method(s) - how the intervention was delivered or conducted

handout(s) - materials given to participants

incentives - cash/items used to encourage or support participation

Findings - selected behavioral or health outcomes (usually at three or six months after intervention)

Contact person - the research scientist (or designee) who conducted the intervention and/or its evaluation

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