Sistas Informing Sistas on Topics About AIDS and Prevention (SISTA-P)

Sistas Informing Sistas on Topics About AIDS and PrEP

In this project, the investigators will provide a new HIV prevention training and empowerment sessions to Black women in Washington D.C., Atlanta and New Orleans, who are at high risk for getting HIV. This training is tailored to the experience of Black women and seeks to reduce the high HIV transmission rates in the Black community.

Experienced facilitators will implement three cycles of six 3-hour sessions with up to 15 participants per cycle while expert panelists observe. After each session, participants and subject matter expert observers will complete brief surveys. Surveys following each session include closed and open-ended measures: six items rating how well the session conveyed core information (e.g., I am confident I can communicate more effectively [Session 3]; I have a better understanding of the effects of alcohol on making sexual choices, [Session 4]) and single-item scales to evaluate the facilitator's performance and the session overall. In open-ended measures, respondents will be prompted to elaborate on their survey responses to identify ways the session could be improved.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Black women are eligible if you:
• Have sex with men
• Are age 18+
• Live in Washington D.C., Atlanta, GA, or New Orleans, LA
• Are not HIV+

Exclusion Criteria:

• HIV+