Abstract summary 

Community mobilization (CM) interventions show promise in changing gender norms and preventing HIV, but few have been based on a defined mobilization model or rigorously evaluated. The purpose of this paper is to describe the intervention design and implementation and present baseline findings of a Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial (RCT) of a two-year, theory-based CM intervention that aimed to change gender norms and reduce HIV risk in rural Mpumalanga province, South Africa.Community Mobilizers and volunteer Community Action Teams (CATs) implemented two-day workshops, a range of outreach activities, and leadership engagement meetings. All activities were mapped onto six theorized mobilization domains. The intervention is being evaluated by a randomized design in 22 communities (11 receive intervention). Cross-sectional, population-based surveys were conducted with approximately 1,200 adults ages 18-35 years at baseline and endline about two years later.This is among the first community RCTs to evaluate a gender transformative intervention to change norms and HIV risk using a theory-based, defined mobilization model, which should increase the potential for impact on desired outcomes and be useful for future scale-up if proven effective.ClinicalTrials.gov NCT02129530.

Authors & Co-authors:  Pettifor Audrey A Lippman Sheri A SA Selin Amanda M AM Peacock Dean D Gottert Ann A Maman Suzanne S Rebombo Dumisani D Suchindran Chirayath M CM Twine Rhian R Lancaster Kathryn K Daniel Tamu T Gómez-Olivé F Xavier FX Kahn Kathleen K MacPhail Catherine C

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