Process Evaluation of a Sport-Based Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision Demand-Creation Intervention in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
| dc.contributor.author | DeCelles, Jeff | |
| dc.contributor.author | Hershow, Rebecca. B | |
| dc.contributor.author | Kaufman, Zachary. A | |
| dc.contributor.author | Gannett, Katherine.R | |
| dc.contributor.author | Kombandeya, Thandanani | |
| dc.contributor.author | Chaibva, Cynthia N | |
| dc.contributor.author | Ross, David. A | |
| dc.contributor.author | Harrison, Abigail | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2018-11-19T14:01:09Z | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2023-06-26T13:12:57Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2018-11-19T14:01:09Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2023-06-26T13:12:57Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2016-10-01 | |
| dc.description | Open access journal article | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | Introduction: Grassroot Soccer (GRS) developed 2 brief and scalable voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) promotion interventions for males in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, consisting of a 60-minute interactive, soccer-themed educational session with follow-up behavioral and logistical reinforcement. Both interventions were led by circumcised male community leaders (“coaches”) ages 18–30. “Make The Cut” (MTC) targeted adult males on soccer teams and “Make The Cut+” targeted boys in secondary schools. We conducted a process evaluation of MTC and Make The Cut+ to investigate perceptions of program impact, intervention components, and program delivery; participants’ understandings of intervention content; and factors related to uptake. Methods: We conducted 17 interviews and 2 focus group discussions with coaches and 29 interviews with circumcised (n = 13) and uncircumcised participants (n = 16). Results: Findings demonstrate high program acceptability, highlighting the coach–participant relationship as a key factor associated with uptake. Specifically, participants valued the coaches’ openness to discuss their personal experiences with VMMC and the accompaniment by their coaches to the VMMC clinic. Conclusions: Should the coach quality remain consistent at scale, MTC offers an effective approach toward generating VMMC demand among males. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.citation | DeCelles, J et.al. (2016).Process Evaluation of a Sport-Based Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision Demand-Creation Intervention in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe.Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, 72 (4), p 304-308. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.issn | 1525-4135 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://196.220.97.103:4000/handle/123456789/979 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins | en_US |
| dc.subject | Male circumcision | en_US |
| dc.subject | Demand Creation | en_US |
| dc.subject | Adolescents | en_US |
| dc.subject | HIV prevention | en_US |
| dc.title | Process Evaluation of a Sport-Based Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision Demand-Creation Intervention in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe | en_US |
| dc.type | Article | en_US |