1) We completed 325 youth surveys and 324 caregiver surveys (we just couldn't catch that last mom at home!). We were excited to reach our goal - this number will give us enough statistical power to look at the relationships between mental health / family factors and HIV risk behavior. Our high-tech chart here kept us motivated...
2) After calculating some descriptive results from the survey, we held a community results meeting to share preliminary findings. The turn out was good, and people seemed genuinely interested. The meeting ended with a suprisingly animated debate about Voluntary Counseling and Testing...not directly related to our findings, but at least people are passionate about the issues.
3) I formed a Community Advisory Committee to help analyze the data and generate ideas for the intervention strategies we will begin designing over the next 6 months. The group includes health care workers, teachers, pastors, and leaders of community-based organizations that work on issues related to HIV. We held two training meetings covering the basics of HIV prevention, and we will now start a long-distance collaboration. The committee will provide feedback on analysis, generate intervention ideas, and plan for intervention piloting in 2010. Here is the committee at our final planning meeting:
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