Thanks for your strong entry. It prompts some questions.
Can you please provide just a bit more information about the testing you did? You mention: "For example, the delinquent adolescents that completed the program were less likely to engage in sexual activity and reported fewer sexual partners. The adults living with HIV that engaged in our program reduced the risk of transmitting the virus to someone else by decreasing the number of HIV negative sexual partners and decreasing the number of times they had unprotected sex. Therefore, our innovation has had a positive impact on those who have experienced it." As powerful as these results are, I find it challenging to understand how generalizable these results are to a broader population (and, thus, how far-reaching a change your project might motivate), since you provide no information about program participants. Knowing, at the very least, whether participants are self-selecting or whether they represent a random sample of people in your targeted groups would help.
Thank you for the opportunity of answering this question and providing more information about my program. Our program with adolescents was evaluated in 3 continuation high schools with adolescents 14 – 18 years of age. Our staff conducted classroom presentations and all students in the classroom completed a brief questionnaire asking their name, gender, age, ethnicity, and whether they were interested in participating. All students interested in participating were required to obtain parent consent or permission. A total of 219 adolescents were present during classroom presentations: 18 declined participation and 68 indicated interest but did not return a parent consent form. We compared those youth who did and did not return permission forms on basic demographics and found no significant differences. In our program with persons living with HIV, a total of 529 patients in 6 primary care clinics in Los Angeles took part in the program. The clinics included community health programs and health maintenance organizations (HMOs). In this program, 843 patients enrolled in the program and 763 patients completed the initial survey and computerized program. Some patients did not complete a follow-up survey because they no longer received care at the clinic or attended multiple clinics returning infrequently to any one clinic. In addition, 37 patients had incomplete data, resulting in the final sample of 529 patients. We found no significant differences when comparing basic demographics of the 529 patients included in the evaluation analysis with the 197 patients who completed the initial intervention and didn't return. Consequently, we believe the participants in our programs are fairly representative of the targeted groups.
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Thanks for your strong entry. It prompts some questions.
Can you please provide just a bit more information about the testing you did? You mention: "For example, the delinquent adolescents that completed the program were less likely to engage in sexual activity and reported fewer sexual partners. The adults living with HIV that engaged in our program reduced the risk of transmitting the virus to someone else by decreasing the number of HIV negative sexual partners and decreasing the number of times they had unprotected sex. Therefore, our innovation has had a positive impact on those who have experienced it." As powerful as these results are, I find it challenging to understand how generalizable these results are to a broader population (and, thus, how far-reaching a change your project might motivate), since you provide no information about program participants. Knowing, at the very least, whether participants are self-selecting or whether they represent a random sample of people in your targeted groups would help.
I look forward to hearing your responses.
Best,
Diane
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Thank you for the opportunity of answering this question and providing more information about my program. Our program with adolescents was evaluated in 3 continuation high schools with adolescents 14 – 18 years of age. Our staff conducted classroom presentations and all students in the classroom completed a brief questionnaire asking their name, gender, age, ethnicity, and whether they were interested in participating. All students interested in participating were required to obtain parent consent or permission. A total of 219 adolescents were present during classroom presentations: 18 declined participation and 68 indicated interest but did not return a parent consent form. We compared those youth who did and did not return permission forms on basic demographics and found no significant differences. In our program with persons living with HIV, a total of 529 patients in 6 primary care clinics in Los Angeles took part in the program. The clinics included community health programs and health maintenance organizations (HMOs). In this program, 843 patients enrolled in the program and 763 patients completed the initial survey and computerized program. Some patients did not complete a follow-up survey because they no longer received care at the clinic or attended multiple clinics returning infrequently to any one clinic. In addition, 37 patients had incomplete data, resulting in the final sample of 529 patients. We found no significant differences when comparing basic demographics of the 529 patients included in the evaluation analysis with the 197 patients who completed the initial intervention and didn't return. Consequently, we believe the participants in our programs are fairly representative of the targeted groups.
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