AN EXTENSIVE LITERATURE-REVIEW OF THE EVALUATION OF HIV PREVENTION PROGRAMS

This paper draws out and distils three key themes that have emerged fr om a substantial bibliographical review of a range of HIV intervention programmes, implemented throughout the world between years 1987 and 1 995. Specifically, the paper assesses (1) to what extent intervention programmes have been tailored to meet the requirements and needs of sp ecific target groups; (2) to what extent intervention programmes are s upported by social and psychological theory of attitudinal and behavio ural change, and also to what extent the results and findings from the interventions have amended existing theory; and, finally, (3) the ran ge of methodologies employed in evaluating intervention programmes and also to what extent behavioural measures have been used in examining a programme's effectiveness. In light of these themes, the paper prese nts and discusses the principal factors thought to contribute towards the effectiveness of HIV intervention programmes.