[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 143 (Tuesday, July 27, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43987-43988]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-18288]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) publishes a
list of information collection requests under review by the Office of
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Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). To request a copy of these requests, call
the CDC Reports Clearance Officer at (404) 639-5960 or send an e-mail
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Management and Budget, Washington, DC 20503 or by fax to (202) 395-
5806. Written comments should be received within 30 days of this
notice.
Proposed Project
HIV/AIDS Risk Reduction Interventions for African American
Heterosexual Men--New--National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis,
STD, and TB Prevention (NCHHSTP), Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
African Americans continue to be disproportionately affected by
HIV/AIDS. Although they account for approximately 13 percent of the
U.S. population, surveillance data indicate that in 2007, African
Americans accounted for the majority (51 percent) of HIV/AIDS diagnoses
in 34 states (CDC, 2009). When compared to other racial and ethnic
groups, rates of heterosexually transmitted HIV are substantially
higher among African Americans.
Presently, there is insufficient knowledge regarding African
American heterosexual men's sexual risk behaviors and the context in
which they occur. Increasing the number of evidence-based prevention
interventions is a necessary requisite to decreasing HIV/AIDS among
this target population. Thorough examinations of sexual risk behaviors
and the context in which they occur is essential for developing
effective HIV/AIDS prevention interventions and for informing policies
and programs that will more effectively protect African American men
and their partners from infection.
This research is being conducted by three sites to pilot test three
unique HIV risk reduction interventions for feasibility, acceptability,
and to provide preliminary evidence of intervention efficacy in
reducing HIV risk behaviors. Findings from this research will also
contribute knowledge on how to design culturally appropriate
interventions for this target population.
The intervention evaluations are a pre-post test design (i.e.
baseline assessment and 3-month follow-up assessment) with three
convenience samples of African American heterosexual men, ages 18 to 45
living in New York and North Carolina.
Three sites will participate in this project. Each site will use a
screener form to determine participant eligibility for inclusion in the
study. Additionally, each site will use a locator form to collect
contact information from participants so that staff can follow up to
schedule future appointments. A baseline and three-month follow-up
assessment will also be administered to participants enrolled at each
site. The baseline and follow-up assessments will contain questions
about the participants' socio-demographic background, sexual health,
substance use, history of incarceration, HIV testing history, self-
efficacy, perceptions of sex roles, HIV communication, access to
healthcare, and intervention acceptability and feasibility. The pilot
intervention evaluation will be conducted with 50 to 80 African
American heterosexual men at each site. There is no cost to respondents
other than their time. The total estimated burden hours are 335.
Estimated Annualized Burden Hours:
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Number of Average burden
Type of respondent Form name Number of responses per per response
respondents respondent (in hours)
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Potential Participants--Site A........ Screener................ 200 1 10/60
Locator Form............ 80 1 5/60
Enrolled Participants--Site A......... Baseline Assessment..... 80 1 20/60
Follow-up Assessment.... 80 1 20/60
Potential Participants--Site B........ Screener................ 214 1 10/60
Enrolled Participants--Site B......... Locator Form............ 80 1 5/60
Baseline Assessment..... 80 1 45/60
Follow-up Assessment.... 80 1 45/60
Potential Participants--Site C........ Screener................ 200 1 5/60
Enrolled Participants--Site C......... Locator (Keep in Touch) 80 1 5/60
Form.
Baseline Assessment..... 80 1 20/60
Follow-up Assessment.... 80 1 20/60
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Dated: July 20, 2010.
Maryam I. Daneshvar,
Reports Clearance Officer,
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2010-18288 Filed 7-26-10; 8:45 am]
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