Implementing Peer-Based HIV Interventions in Linkage and Retention Programs: Successes and Challenges

Susan L. Ryerson Espino; Allison Precht; Marisol Gonzalez; Iliana Garcia; Elizabeth A. Eastwood; Tina Henderson; Arthur E. Blank; Alison Karasz

doi:10.1080/15381501.2015.1081840

Implementing Peer-Based HIV Interventions in Linkage and Retention Programs: Successes and Challenges

Susan L. Ryerson Espino, Allison Precht, Marisol Gonzalez, Iliana Garcia, Elizabeth A. Eastwood, Tina Henderson, Arthur E. Blank, Alison Karasz

Family and Social Medicine

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Abstract

Health promotion programs have increasingly used peers as a means of engaging vulnerable populations despite mixed evidence on effectiveness. Few peer implementation studies exist in the literature, so little is known of the degree to which implementation challenges may affect the success of peer programs. This study examines the implementation of peer intervention programs at 10 sites involved in a 5-year national HIV linkage and retention initiative for HIV-positive women of color. The article draws on qualitative data to describe sites’ challenges and facilitators to develop, implement, and evaluate peer roles.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	417-431
Number of pages	15
Journal	Journal of HIV/AIDS and Social Services
Volume	14
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/15381501.2015.1081840
State	Published - Oct 2 2015

Keywords

evaluation
health care access
HIV care
low-income women of color
North America
peer interventions
qualitative
treatment retention

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Health(social science)

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Implementing Peer-Based HIV Interventions in Linkage and Retention Programs : Successes and Challenges. / Ryerson Espino, Susan L.; Precht, Allison; Gonzalez, Marisol; Garcia, Iliana; Eastwood, Elizabeth A.; Henderson, Tina; Blank, Arthur E.; Karasz, Alison.

In: Journal of HIV/AIDS and Social Services, Vol. 14, No. 4, 02.10.2015, p. 417-431.

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