Myanmar (2006): HIV/AIDS TRaC Study Evaluating Condom Use among Mobile Male Occupational Groups in Yangon, Mandalay, Lashio, and Myitkyina Fourth Round

The research objectives are to, among men in mobile occupational groups: 1) Examine trends in condom use; 2) Monitor changes in consistent condom use with female sex workers (FSW) and regular non-marital partners, HIV transmission and infection knowledge, condom self-efficacy, condom beliefs, and risk perception (logical framework donor indicators); 3) Track changes in opportunity, ability, and motivation (OAM) factors; 4) Determine predictors of consistent condom use with female sex workers (FSWs), and; 5) Determine whether an association exists between exposure to PSI/Myanmar's interventions and significant changes in men's behaviours and OAM factors. PSI/Myanmar interventions evaluated in this study included those delivered through two communication channels: condom demonstration sessions and HIV prevention cartoon books. Exposure to PSI/Myanmar interventions was divided into three categories: none, low, and high exposure. Study participants in the high exposure group must have attended a condom demonstration session and may or may not have read at least one HIV prevention cartoon book, while those in the low exposure category must have read at least one HIV prevention cartoon book.

本研究的研究目标为针对流动职业群体中的男性人群，完成以下五项研究内容：1）探讨安全套使用的变化趋势；2）监测与女性性工作者（female sex workers, FSW）、固定非婚伴侣发生性行为时的安全套坚持使用情况、艾滋病病毒（HIV）传播与感染认知、安全套使用自我效能感、安全套使用信念以及风险感知的变化（逻辑框架捐赠方指标）；3）追踪机会-能力-动机（Opportunity-Ability-Motivation, OAM）相关因素的变化情况；4）明确与女性性工作者（FSW）发生性行为时坚持使用安全套的预测因子；5）探究接触PSI/缅甸干预项目与男性行为及OAM因素发生显著变化之间是否存在关联。本研究评估的PSI/缅甸干预项目涵盖两类传播渠道所开展的活动：安全套示范宣讲会与艾滋病预防漫画手册。针对PSI/缅甸干预项目的接触程度被划分为三类：无接触、低接触与高接触。其中高接触组的研究参与者需至少参加过一场安全套示范宣讲会，可自主选择是否阅读过至少一本艾滋病预防漫画手册；低接触组的研究参与者则必须阅读过至少一本艾滋病预防漫画手册。