Malawi (2006): TRaC Study on HIV Prevention among Malawian Youth. Round Two.

This study was conducted to obtain baseline indicators of important behaviors and factors impacting the sexual reproductive health of young people nationwide. Further survey rounds will be conducted in late 2006/early 2007, and thereafter at two-year intervals, to monitor the changes in these indicators. In addition to providing a means of tracking the changes in key indicators over the life of the project, the results of this baseline study are being used to inform the programmatic decision-making of the Youth Alert! life-skills and Chishango condom social-marketing programs. This report also provides an evaluation of the impact of PSI/Malawi information, education and communication (IEC), and advertising and promotion (A &P) efforts. Evaluation involves correlating behavior (and scores for OAM factors potentially affecting that behavior) to varying levels of exposure to PSI/Malawi interventions. This enables us to determine, for example, whether people with higher levels of exposure to PSI interventions are more likely to use condoms, or display greater self-efficacy, than those with lower levels of exposure. The study assessed indicators among persons aged 15-24, male and female, resident in every distric t of the country apart from Likoma Island (excluded for logistical reasons) . A sample size of N=2,725 was aimed for, with 2,880 respondents being interviewed (1,538 males and 1,342 females) and analyzed. A total of 149 Enumeration Areas (EAs) were identified for the survey, from 128 Traditional Authorities (TAs). The selection of the sample in each TA employed a Probability Proportional to Size (PPS)sampling scheme, with a Kish table being employed for the final respondent selection at the household level.