Evaluation of the Community Response to HIV and AIDS : Learning from a Portfolio Approach
While communities have played a large role in the HIV/AIDS response, their contributions and innovative approaches to HIV prevention, treatment, care and support have not always been the focus of systematic and rigorous evaluations. To address this gap, the World Bank led an evaluation of the impact...
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okr-10986-153692021-04-23T14:03:22Z Evaluation of the Community Response to HIV and AIDS : Learning from a Portfolio Approach Rodriguez-García, Rosalía Wilson, David York, Nick Low, Corinne N’Jie, N’Della Bonnel, Rene HIV prevention HIV/AIDS investing in communities combination prevention mixed method evaluation community-level results While communities have played a large role in the HIV/AIDS response, their contributions and innovative approaches to HIV prevention, treatment, care and support have not always been the focus of systematic and rigorous evaluations. To address this gap, the World Bank led an evaluation of the impact of the community response to HIV, including country studies in Burkina Faso, India, Kenya, Lesotho, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa and Zimbabwe over a three-year period. Due to the complexity and varied nature of community responses, the evaluation attempted to determine the results that investments have produced at the community level by applying a mixed method approach: Randomized Controlled Trials, quasi-experimental studies, qualitative studies and analytical studies including financial data. Specifically, the studies examined a typology of community response and the flow of funds to community-based organizations, while investigating the impact of the community responses on (1) knowledge and behavior, (2) use of services, (3) social transformation, and (4) HIV incidence. This editorial summarizes the results of this evaluation portfolio, finding that investments in communities have produced significant results, including, improved knowledge and behavior, and increased use of health services, and even decreased HIV incidence. Evidence on social transformation was more mixed, with community groups found to be effective only in some settings. Each study in the evaluation provides a partial view of how communities shape the local response; however, taken together they corroborate the common wisdom that communities can be a vital part of the global HIV/AIDS response. 2013-08-27T16:14:10Z 2013-08-27T16:14:10Z 2013-06-09 Journal Article AIDS Care 0954-0121 DOI:10.1080/09540121.2013.764395 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/15369 en_US CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo/ World Bank Taylor and Francis Publications & Research :: Journal Article Publications & Research Burkina Faso India Kenya Lesotho Nigeria Senegal South Africa Zimbabwe |
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While communities have played a large role in the HIV/AIDS response, their contributions and innovative approaches to HIV prevention, treatment, care and support have not always been the focus of systematic and rigorous evaluations. To address this gap, the World Bank led an evaluation of the impact of the community response to HIV, including country studies in Burkina Faso, India, Kenya, Lesotho, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa and Zimbabwe over a three-year period. Due to the complexity and varied nature of community responses, the evaluation attempted to determine the results that investments have produced at the community level by applying a mixed method approach: Randomized Controlled Trials, quasi-experimental studies, qualitative studies and analytical studies including financial data. Specifically, the studies examined a typology of community response and the flow of funds to community-based organizations, while investigating the impact of the community responses on (1) knowledge and behavior, (2) use of services, (3) social transformation, and (4) HIV incidence. This editorial summarizes the results of this evaluation portfolio, finding that investments in communities have produced significant results, including, improved knowledge and behavior, and increased use of health services, and even decreased HIV incidence. Evidence on social transformation was more mixed, with community groups found to be effective only in some settings. Each study in the evaluation provides a partial view of how communities shape the local response; however, taken together they corroborate the common wisdom that communities can be a vital part of the global HIV/AIDS response. |
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Rodriguez-García, Rosalía Wilson, David York, Nick Low, Corinne N’Jie, N’Della Bonnel, Rene |
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Rodriguez-García, Rosalía Wilson, David York, Nick Low, Corinne N’Jie, N’Della Bonnel, Rene |
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Evaluation of the Community Response to HIV and AIDS : Learning from a Portfolio Approach |
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Evaluation of the Community Response to HIV and AIDS : Learning from a Portfolio Approach |
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Evaluation of the Community Response to HIV and AIDS : Learning from a Portfolio Approach |
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Evaluation of the Community Response to HIV and AIDS : Learning from a Portfolio Approach |
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Evaluation of the Community Response to HIV and AIDS : Learning from a Portfolio Approach |
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evaluation of the community response to hiv and aids : learning from a portfolio approach |
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