A Pilot Study of a Rapid Assessment Method to Identify Areas for AIDS Prevention in Cape Town, South Africa

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Weir, Sharon S.; Morroni, Chelsea; Coetzee, Nicol; Spencer, John; & Boerma, J. Ties (2001). A Pilot Study of a Rapid Assessment Method to Identify Areas for AIDS Prevention in Cape Town, South Africa. Chapel Hill, N.C.: Carolina Population Center MEASURE.

Abstract

This journal article discusses a pilot study of the PLACE (Priorites for Local AIDS Control Efforts) method conducted in Cape Town, South Africa, in 1998. Researchers spoke with key informants, who identified 363 sites where locals meet to find sexual partners and to inject drugs. Of the 363 sites, 310 were verified and visited; researchers recorded characteristics of these locations and asked people there about their behaviors, demographic characteristics, and knowledge about HIV/AIDS. Results of this rapid assessment suggest that prevention programs and HIV/AIDS awareness campaigns should be targeted to bars and shebeens, which serve as networks for transmission.

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Edited Book

Year Published

2001

Author(s)

Weir, Sharon S.
Morroni, Chelsea
Coetzee, Nicol
Spencer, John
Boerma, J. Ties

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Weir - 0000-0001-6014-1460
Spencer, J - 0000-0001-9833-4305