[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 130 (Monday, July 9, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 37234]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-13243]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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Proposed Project

    An assessment of the determinants of HIV risk factors for African-
American and Hispanic women in the southeastern United States--New--the 
National Center for HIV/AIDS, STD and TB Prevention (NCHSTP), Centers 
for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Background and Brief Description

    In the United States, an estimated 1 million people are living with 
HIV. About 40,000 new HIV infections occur each year. Women account for 
about 27% of all new HIV/AIDS diagnoses, with women of color in the 
South being most affected. Women of color represent 80% of all women 
estimated to be living with HIV/AIDS. In 2004, the rate HIV/AIDS cases 
per 100,000 for non-Hispanic African-American adult and adolescent 
females (67.0) was 21 times higher than that for non-Hispanic white 
females (3.2). Similarly, the rate of HIV/AIDS cases reported in 2004 
for Hispanic women (16.3) was 5 times higher than the rate for non-
Hispanic white women.
    Limited research data suggest that the character and dynamics of 
women's sexual relationships, gender relationships, sex roles, and 
experiences related to race and ethnicity may be important determinants 
of risk, both for engaging in risk behaviors and for doing so with 
high-risk partners. In addition, women's vulnerability is connected to 
a variety of socioeconomic factors, including delayed access to care 
and support for HIV/AIDS. Accordingly, the specific aims of the study 
are to:
     Enroll 850 African-American and 500 Hispanic women at risk 
for HIV infection in a one-time survey.
     Conduct rapid oral HIV testing of all women and facilitate 
linkage to medical care among those identified as HIV-positive.
     Characterize African-American and Hispanic women on 
demographic, psychological, behavioral, sociocultural, and 
environmental/contextual dimensions.
     Assess and compare the prevalence of sexual and drug 
behaviors of African American and Hispanic women.
     Identify characteristics of African-American and Hispanic 
women associated with sexual behaviors that place them at risk for 
contracting HIV. Similarly, identify characteristics that protect 
against becoming infected with HIV.
     Recruit a sub-sample of survey respondents to take in a 
qualitative interview.
     Use our findings to provide recommendations on the design 
of behavioral interventions for African American and Hispanic women.
    Women will complete a 10-minute eligibility screening interview. 
The survey interview will take approximately 45 minutes each to 
complete for those who agree to participate in the study and 10 minutes 
to complete for those who refuse to enroll. Women completing the survey 
will take part in a 45 minute HIV counseling and testing session, which 
will be followed by a 10-minute training for how to refer other women 
to the project. The qualitative interview will take approximately one 
hour to complete. The total response burden for the three-year period 
is estimated to be 2712.39 hours (904.13 annualized burden hours). 
There is no cost to respondents except for their time.

                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                                     Number of    Average burden
                 Activity with women volunteers                      Number of     responses per   per response
                                                                    respondents     respondent        (hours)
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Venue intercept interview.......................................             125               1            3/60
Eligibility screening interview.................................             675               1           10/60
Refusal questionnaire...........................................              90               1           10/60
ACASI survey interview..........................................             450               1           45/60
HIV Testing & Counseling........................................             450               1           45/60
RDS Training....................................................             450               1           10/60
Qualitative interview...........................................              20               1               1
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    Dated: June 29, 2007.
Maryam I. Daneshvar, PhD,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention.
 [FR Doc. E7-13243 Filed 7-6-07; 8:45 am]
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