Improving STI Screening, Testing, & Treatment: A Mixed-Methods Needs Assessment to Inform a Multi-Site Intervention and Evaluation Plan

Presentation of a mixed-methods needs assessment to inform a multi-site evaluation plan for a HRSA Special Projects of National Significance (SPNS) project to improve bacterial STI screening, testing, and treatment among people with or at risk for HIV will be presented, including findings, selected evidence-based interventions, and a proposed multi-site evaluation plan.

Learning Objectives

1. Describe the epidemiology of bacterial STIs among people with or at risk for HIV and the purpose of this HRSA SPNS project.
2. Explain the mixed methods used in the baseline needs assessment of the clinical demonstration sites.
3. Summarize the rationale for the selection of the training, clinical, non-clinical, and systems-level interventions and the multi-site evaluation plan design.