[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 103 (Monday, June 1, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 26248]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-12622]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[30Day-09-05CS]


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Written comments should be received within 30 days of this notice.

Proposed Project

    Nurse Delivered Risk Reduction Intervention for HIV-Positive 
Women--New--National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB 
Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Background and Brief Description

    During the past two decades, HIV surveillance data indicates an 
increase in HIV/AIDS cases among women in the non-urban Southeastern 
United States. In 2006, the majority of HIV/AIDS cases (80%) among 
women were attributed to high-risk heterosexual contact with an 
infected partner. Black women in particular have been 
disproportionately impacted by HIV/AIDS. Factors shown to be associated 
with HIV in the South include poverty, lack of access to medical care, 
poor education, lack of awareness of the disease, and exposure to other 
sexually transmitted diseases. Presently, there is an urgent need for 
enhanced HIV transmission prevention interventions for HIV positive 
women in the southeastern United States.
    The purpose of this project is to adapt and test the efficacy of an 
HIV transmission prevention intervention for reducing sexual risk among 
330 HIV-positive women in North Carolina and to identify factors 
associated with risk among women. The study will be conducted in two 
parts (intervention trial and individual in-depth interviews). The 
intervention trial will evaluate a brief, nurse delivered, single 
session intervention. The trial will use a randomized wait-list 
comparison design with a three-month follow-up assessment. To determine 
eligibility for participation in the study, a brief, in-person, 
screening will be used. Eligible participants will complete baseline 
and follow-up behavioral assessments. The assessments contain questions 
about participants' background, health and health care, sexual 
activity, substance use, and other psychosocial issues. The in-depth 
interviews will be conducted with a subgroup of 25-30 women. The 
purpose of the in-depth interviews is to assess experiences with the 
intervention, elicit recommendations for developing risk reduction 
intervention strategies, and to better understand the factors that 
place women at risk for HIV. Study participants will be recruited from 
health departments and clinics providing healthcare to HIV-positive 
women and AIDS Service Organizations. There is no cost to the 
participants other than their time. The total estimated annual burden 
hours are 635.

                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                                     Number of      Avg. burden
          Type of respondents                   Form name            Number of     responses per   per response
                                                                    respondents     respondent      (in hours)
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Potential Participants................  Screener Contact Form...             550               1           10/60
Intervention Participants--and          Locator Form............             330               1            3/60
 Comparison Group).
Intervention Participants--and          Assessment Baseline.....             330               1           45/60
 Comparison Group.
Intervention Participants--and          Assessment Follow-up....             330               1           45/60
 Comparison Group.
Subset of Intervention Group..........  In-depth Interview......              30               1               1
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    Dated: May 26, 2009.
Maryam I. Daneshvar,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention.
 [FR Doc. E9-12622 Filed 5-29-09; 8:45 am]
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