HIV prevention and care

Module 6

Assignment

Training course in adolescent sexual and reproductive health 2021 for WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region

March 1, 2021 - Geneva

Assignment (25 marks in total)

Answer the following questions using the clues provided to review the selected aspects of the relevant documents.

Global presentation and readings

Question 1 (3 marks)

Name three factors that increase adolescent girls’ risks of acquiring HIV and of the consequences of HIV infection?

Clue: Study pages 39 and 40 of the publication titled: WHO recommendations on adolescent sexual and reproductive health and rights (WHO, 2018), and slide 4 of the presentation titled: Adolescent friendly health services for young people with HIV.

Question 2 (3 marks)

Name three reasons why we have to do more to address HIV in adolescents than we are doing now?

Clue: Study slides 5, 6 and 7 of the presentation titled: Adolescent friendly health services for young people with HIV.

Question 3 (4 marks)

Name two ways in which service organization of medication refill visits could be differentiated to make them more friendly to young people living with HIV.

Clue: Study slide 14 of the presentation titled: Adolescent friendly health services for young people with HIV.

Question 4 (3 marks)

What is the DREAMS initiative? What is meant by “layering” in the context of the initiative? What challenges has the initiative experienced in layering interventions?

Clue: Study pages 2, 3 and 14 of the paper titled: Translating DREAMS into practice: Early lessons from implementation in six settings (Chimbindi et al., 2018).

Regional case study

Al-Iryani B, Basaleem H, Al-Sakkaf K, Crutzen R, Kok G, van den Borne B. Evaluation of a school-based HIV prevention intervention among Yemeni adolescents. BMC Public Health. 2011 May 7;11(1):279.

Question 5 (6 marks)

5.1 Explain what Theory of Diffusion of Innovation is? (1 mark)

Clue: Study pages 2 and 3 of paper titled: Evaluation of a school-based HIV prevention intervention among Yemeni adolescents (Al-Iryani et al., 2011).

5.2 Who are “Change Agents”? (Choose one) (1 mark)

General population
Opinion Leaders
Program management

Clue: Study pages 2 and 3 of paper titled: Evaluation of a school-based HIV prevention intervention among Yemeni adolescents (Al-Iryani et al., 2011).

5.3 Statistically speaking, what impact did the peer education intervention have on students’ knowledge, as compared to students who were not exposed to the intervention? (1 mark)

Clue: Study page 5 of paper titled: Evaluation of a school-based HIV prevention intervention among Yemeni adolescents (Al-Iryani et al., 2011).

5.4 In your country, what role do you believe that peer educators could play in a project/ programme to address HIV among adolescents or young people? Please provide a relevant reference or example. (3 marks)

Clue: Study page 2 and 3 of paper titled: Evaluation of a school-based HIV prevention intervention among Yemeni adolescents (Al-Iryani et al., 2011).

Regional reading

WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean. Regional strategy for health sector response to HIV 2011–2015. World Health Organization; 2011.

Question 6 (6 marks)

6.1 What are the five principal components of the regional strategy for the health sector response to HIV’s priorities? (3 marks)

Clue: Study page 17 and 18 of the report titled: Regional strategy for health sector response to HIV 2011—2015 (WHO, 2011).

6.2 In your opinion, which of the five principal components of the regional strategy for the health sector response to HIV’s priorities is most needed in your country? Please provide a relevant reference or example. (3 marks)

Clue: Study page 17, 18 and 19 of the report titled: Regional strategy for health sector response to HIV 2011—2015 (WHO, 2011).