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DOCN M94A2182
TI National HIV/AIDS health and social service provider needs assessment
for Native Americans.
DT 9412
AU Rowell R; National Native American AIDS Prevention Center, Oakland, CA;
94610.
SO Int Conf AIDS. 1994 Aug 7-12;10(1):362 (abstract no. PD0056). Unique
Identifier : AIDSLINE ICA10/94370393
AB OBJECTIVE: The National Native American AIDS Prevention Center (NNAAPC)
conducted a national needs assessment for Native American HIV/AIDS
prevention program planning and coordination efforts. METHODS: An eight
page questionnaire was developed and mailed to 600 individuals working
in HIV prevention activities in Native American communities throughout
the U.S. with a response rate of 28%. RESULTS: Three quarters of the
respondents had used NNAAPC's services. Eighty-nine percent found NNAAPC
to be an effective source for information on HIV prevention and
education. Seventy percent of the respondents needed training on the use
of Native traditional healing practices; 61% needed further training in
psycho-social issues related to HIV/AIDS; 50% needed assistance with
incorporating HIV prevention education into existing health and social
service programs; 35% expressed a need for training in case management
of HIV infected individuals; and 20% still needed basic HIV education.
With regard to accessing Native American speakers, the most popular
topics were substance abuse and HIV (73%), working with children and
youth (71%) and overcoming barriers within Native communities when
providing HIV services (70%). CONCLUSIONS: It is interesting to note
that one-fifth of the respondents still stated a need for basic HIV
education. This was surprising given the intensive past education
efforts of NNAAPC and other organizations. It is also interesting that
intervention with gay/bisexual men, by far still the largest group of
HIV infected Native Americans and those at-risk, was not named as a
priority by the majority of respondents. Overall, responses related to
care for HIV infected individuals and their families shows that there
has been a shift in the expressed need over the past three years toward
providing direct care. This may be a reflection of the increase in the
number of HIV infected Native Americans returning home.
DE Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/ETHNOLOGY/PREVENTION & CONTROL
Adolescence Child Health Education *Health Services Needs and Demand
Human HIV Infections/*ETHNOLOGY/PREVENTION & CONTROL *Indians, North
American United States MEETING ABSTRACT
SOURCE: National Library of Medicine. NOTICE: This material may be
protected by Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.Code).