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Positive Peers: Exploring How And Why To Incorporate Peers Into Hiv Prevention Services, Allison Tan
Positive Peers: Exploring How And Why To Incorporate Peers Into Hiv Prevention Services, Allison Tan
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In 2002, the Human Resource Service Administration (HRSA) began encouraging and funding a new strategy in HIV prevention. Referred to as Prevention with Positives (PwP), this approach to HIV prevention focused efforts on intervention with individuals who were already HIV-infected. This study examines one particular modality for the delivery of these important prevention messages to men and women living with HIV - the utilization of a peer-based model. "Peer-based" refers to any program which utilizes HIV-positive individuals as service providers for other HIV-positive individuals. A nationwide sample of such programs is used to provide an exploratory look into the possibilities …