HIV/AIDS Program Support + Expertise

Capabilities

• Surveys and needs assessments—For more than 30 years, ICF has conducted health-focused surveys with a combination of sampling techniques, mixed-mode and technology-enhanced research methodologies, and local-language interviewing.
• Research and evaluation—ICF applies tested methodologies and best practices to deliver top-quality results and help clients keep their programs on target. We begin each evaluation by working closely with the client to understand the scope, purpose, and setting of the activity to be examined. A team of social scientists then details an evaluation design that employs sound methods of data collection and analysis.
• Health communications—ICF uses both traditional tactics and innovative tools to craft precise, culturally appropriate messages and materials that resonate with target markets and help improve quality of life and health outcomes. Our health communications work is solidly grounded in research, evaluation, and best practices, and focuses on a wide range of messages. ICF also offers full creative and media capabilities. From graphic artists and media buyers to social media experts and video producers, we can design and deploy all assets of high-impact, action-oriented communications.
• Disease and behavioral surveillance—More than three decades of experience gives ICF thorough command of our clients’ protocols, guidelines, and preferences. We help them measure program success, make informed decisions, and reach their health program goals.
• Data collection and analysis—Drawing on more than four decades of experience, ICF works with leaders in U.S. government agencies to adopt new health informatics strategies and systems—ones that improve the acquisition, distribution, analysis, and use of data for the benefit of public health. We have a long history of working with clients to design innovative, practical health informatics and systems that make optimal use of resources and deliver a solid return on investment.
• Training and technical assistance—From developing instructional materials to strengthening health research, ICF employs the latest learning management and e-learning systems for health-focused clients. We help clients acquire the knowledge and capacity to sustain and grow their health programs independently.

Projects

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  AIDS.gov Website

  ICF created the AIDS.gov website for the Office of HIV/AIDS Policy, incorporating best practices in design, information architecture, usability, and mobile and interactive media development.

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  HIV/AIDS Indicator Survey

  ICF modified USAID’s HIV/AIDS indicator survey to track malaria indicators and facilities without the need to remake documentation, training, software, or reporting systems.

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  National HIV Prevention Monitoring and Evaluation Training

  The National HIV Prevention Monitoring and Evaluation Training service center provides consistent and efficient technical assistance to more than 200 HIV prevention awardees in the United States.

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  Global AIDS Program

  ICF’s landmark five-country evaluation for the U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) helped inform reauthorization of the initiative and set new targets and goals.

Insights

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  Individual and Community-level Determinants of Social Acceptance of People Living with HIV in Kenya: Results from a National Population-based Survey

  This study investigated the influence of individual- and community-level factors on accepting attitudes toward people living with HIV in Kenya. Three indicators of accepting attitudes were examined: 1) willingness to care for an infected household member, 2) willingness to buy vegetables from an infected vendor, and 3) willingness to allow an infected female teacher to continue teaching.

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  Comparison of HIV Prevalence Estimate from Sentinel Surveillance and a National Population-Based Survey in Uganda 2004-2005

  Published in the Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, May 1, 2009, by Vinod Mishra and Anne Cross of ICF International and other collaborators. This study compared HIV seroprevalence estimates from Uganda's antenatal clinic (ANC) sentinel surveillance system with those for the nationally representative, population-based Uganda HIV/AIDS Sero-Behavioral Survey (UHSBS). The study concluded that while ANC sentinel surveillance remains an important tool for monitoring the HIV/AIDS epidemic, national population-based sero-surveys conducted at regular intervals can compliment ANC sentinel surveillance and can allow adjustment of ANC-based estimates.

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  Trends in Primary and Secondary Abstinence Among Kenyan Youth

  The study examined data from Kenya Demographic and Health Surveys in 1993, 1998, and 2003 to examine ten-year trends in primary and secondary abstinence among never-married youth aged 15-24 and to explore the role of HIV prevention knowledge, schooling, and contextual factors in affecting their abstinence behaviors.

Experts

• Tamara Lamia

  Senior Manager

• Paul Topete

  Manager

• Martin Vaessen

  Senior Vice President

• Carlos Vélez

  Vice President

• Kira Sloop

  Vice President

• Carmen Warren

  Manager