Factors Affecting the Delivery of HIV/AIDS Prevention Programs by Community-Based Organizations

• DOI: 10.1521/aeap.14.4.27.23886
• Publication Date: 2003-12-22T13:13:05Z
• Authors: Kata Chillag; Kelly Bartholow; Janna Cordeiro; Sue Swanson; Jocelyn Patterson; Selby Stebbins; Carol Woodside; Francisco Sy
• Keywords: 03 medical and health sciences; 0302 clinical medicine; Preventive Health Services; Community Participation; 1. No poverty; Humans; HIV Infections; Community Health Services; Efficiency, Organizational; Program Evaluation; 3. Good health

Community based organizations (CBOs) play a frontline role in HIV/AIDS prevention activities. CBOs face formidable challenges to effective delivery of HIV prevention services including client characteristics such as homelessness and CBO characteristics such as limited resources and staff turnover. Despite these obstacles, CBOs are generally well positioned to deliver services to specific high-risk populations because they understand their local communities and are connected to the groups they serve. [C1]This qualitative study illustrates that structural, sociocultural, organizational, and individual client factors both facilitate and act as barriers to delivery of HIV prevention services. These challenges and successes help identify critical technical assistance needs.