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AIDS and Behavior
Published in: AIDS and Behavior 5/2012

01-07-2012 | Brief Report

Using Digital Communication Technology Fails to Improve Longitudinal Evaluation of an HIV Prevention Program Aimed at Indian Truck Drivers and Cleaners

Authors: John A. Schneider, Divya Kondareddy, Sabitha Gandham, Annie M. Dude

Published in: AIDS and Behavior | Issue 5/2012

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Abstract

HIV prevention programs for truck drivers and cleaners (TDC) in India are limited. Longitudinal follow-up presents an obstacle to program effectiveness evaluation. We asked 3,028 TDC in a truck-driver HIV prevention program in Hyderabad to leave a cellular telephone number; we contacted participants 6 months after the intervention to assess sexual risk behavior change. Married, older, and better educated participants were more likely to leave phone numbers. Only 6.5% of TDC were reachable after 6 months. Longitudinal follow-up of this mobile sub-population remains a challenge, and more effective methods for evaluating HIV prevention programs are needed.
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Metadata
Title
Using Digital Communication Technology Fails to Improve Longitudinal Evaluation of an HIV Prevention Program Aimed at Indian Truck Drivers and Cleaners
Authors
John A. Schneider
Divya Kondareddy
Sabitha Gandham
Annie M. Dude
Publication date
01-07-2012
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
AIDS and Behavior / Issue 5/2012
Print ISSN: 1090-7165
Electronic ISSN: 1573-3254
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10461-011-0060-6

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