Project Description | Objective | Target Population/Age | Experimental Design & Sample Size | Control or Comparison Condition | Duration of Follow-up |
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HAPS [32] [HIV/AIDS Prevention Study] KwaZulu/Natal | Reduce sexual and alcohol risk-taking behaviors | Secondary School students, Grade 9; Ages: 14-16 years | Random assignment at school level; 3 intervention, 2 comparison schools N = 325 I; N = 336 C; pre-post survey | Standard life skills/life orientation curriculum | Follow up survey: 2 months post-intervention |
HealthWise [34] CapeTown | Reduce STI/HIV transmission, drug/alcohol abuse and increase positive use of leisure time | Secondary school students, Grades 8-9 Ages 12-14 in urban township setting; | Pre-and post-intervention surveys; in 3 8th grade cohorts; 4 intervention, 5 control schools randomly assigned; N = 901 I; N = 1275 C | Standard life skills/life orientation curriculum | 5 waves of data collection for each cohort over 1.5 years |
Mpondombili Project [33] KwaZulu/Natal | Promote safer sex behaviors, with emphasis on dual protection, sexual risk-reduction, and promotion of positive gender role norms | Secondary School students: Grades 8-10 in rural secondary schools | Baseline and follow up surveys in 2 intervention and 2 comparison schools, not randomized; N = 442 I; N = 541C | Standard life skills/life orientation curriculum; comparison schools received shortened version of curriculum (delayed) | Follow up survey: 5 months post-intervention |
Adolescent Livelihoods[35] KwaZulu/Natal | Reduce HIV risks and social vulnerabilities, increase access to 'safe spaces' and life skills | Urban township; Out of school youth aged 16-24; in-school youth aged 14-20 | Quasi-experimental; group assignment | Â | 2 years |
CapeTown and Northern Province | To develop, implement and evaluate a school-based health education program aimed at promotion of correct, consistent condom use and delay in sexual debut | School students in urban township and rural area; ages 12-14 in grade 8 | 1 pre- and 2 post-test assessments within quasi-experimental design; 13 intervention and 13 control schools; not randomized. N = 3625 | Comparison schools received delayed intervention | 1 year |
Eastern Cape | Promote sexual and reproductive health via HIV prevention and reduction in sexual coercion and intimate partner violence | Semi-urban township; older adolescents and young adults aged 18-24; in- and out-of-school youth | Cluster RCT; matched control group; 35 I clusters; 35 C clusters. Sample size: 2770 N = 1140 I; N = 1081C | Single session on HIV, condoms, safe sexual behaviors | 2 years post-intervention with 2 assessments, at 12 months and 24 months |
Tshwane Peer Education and Support Programme[36] Tshwane (Pretoria), Gauteng | Promote accurate information about HIV/AIDS, address peer norms, establish psychosocial support | High school students ages 13-20, in semi-rural secondary schools | 13 intervention and 4 control schools; not randomized. Pre-post survey of one selected class in each school. N = 1572 I; N = 596 C | Ongoing Life Orientation or other HIV prevention activities | 18 months |
IMAGE - Intervention with Microfinance for AIDS and Gender Equity[12, 13] | To evaluate effects of combined microfinance and training intervention on HIV risk behavior | Of 3 evaluation cohorts, one cohort of 14-35 year old women | Cluster RCT; 8 pair-matched villages. N = 130(I); N = 132 (C) | Villages randomised to control received standard of care; available sexual health info; no microfinance | 2 years |