Document 2182
 DOCN  M94A2182
 TI    National HIV/AIDS health and social service provider needs assessment
       for Native Americans.
 DT    9412
 AU    Rowell R; National Native American AIDS Prevention Center, Oakland, CA;
       94610.
 SO    Int Conf AIDS. 1994 Aug 7-12;10(1):362 (abstract no. PD0056). Unique
       Identifier : AIDSLINE ICA10/94370393
 AB    OBJECTIVE: The National Native American AIDS Prevention Center (NNAAPC)
       conducted a national needs assessment for Native American HIV/AIDS
       prevention program planning and coordination efforts. METHODS: An eight
       page questionnaire was developed and mailed to 600 individuals working
       in HIV prevention activities in Native American communities throughout
       the U.S. with a response rate of 28%. RESULTS: Three quarters of the
       respondents had used NNAAPC's services. Eighty-nine percent found NNAAPC
       to be an effective source for information on HIV prevention and
       education. Seventy percent of the respondents needed training on the use
       of Native traditional healing practices; 61% needed further training in
       psycho-social issues related to HIV/AIDS; 50% needed assistance with
       incorporating HIV prevention education into existing health and social
       service programs; 35% expressed a need for training in case management
       of HIV infected individuals; and 20% still needed basic HIV education.
       With regard to accessing Native American speakers, the most popular
       topics were substance abuse and HIV (73%), working with children and
       youth (71%) and overcoming barriers within Native communities when
       providing HIV services (70%). CONCLUSIONS: It is interesting to note
       that one-fifth of the respondents still stated a need for basic HIV
       education. This was surprising given the intensive past education
       efforts of NNAAPC and other organizations. It is also interesting that
       intervention with gay/bisexual men, by far still the largest group of
       HIV infected Native Americans and those at-risk, was not named as a
       priority by the majority of respondents. Overall, responses related to
       care for HIV infected individuals and their families shows that there
       has been a shift in the expressed need over the past three years toward
       providing direct care. This may be a reflection of the increase in the
       number of HIV infected Native Americans returning home.
 DE    Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/ETHNOLOGY/PREVENTION & CONTROL
       Adolescence  Child  Health Education  *Health Services Needs and Demand
       Human  HIV Infections/*ETHNOLOGY/PREVENTION & CONTROL  *Indians, North
       American  United States  MEETING ABSTRACT

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