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MOBILE PHONE MESSAGES FOR HIV PREVENTION FOR THE DEAF

 Group behavior risk reduction, skills training interventions that combine risk education, sexual assertiveness, communication skills training, risk reduction problem solving and similar health education and counseling approaches can produce sexual risk behavior changes. A behavior change is always the result of knowledge disseminated on AIDS risk behavior, personal estimation of risk and effectiveness of sexual communication skills. Behavior change include sexual behavior, practice, and skills to use preventive options or negotiate their use and behaviors and practices in the realm of HIV prevention. Deaf are the most underserved population in Tanzania. Deaf have not been getting enough HIV preventive information. Deaf are easily engaged in risk behaviors simply because do not have enough knowledge on how to prevent themselves from HIV infection. Deaf have higher risk of contracting HIV because they cannot access fully preventive knowledge and capture normal voice communications from non-deaf. Visual aids and signed language assist them get intended information. Initial training of Deaf TOT for peer educators (PEs) will be done. TOT will train other PEs to use mobile phone to conduct outreach to deaf community using mobile phones connected to TV screens. Peer educator will down load series of information messages from TOT of HIV prevention training package for peer education, to conduct outreach and group discussion using sign language. To increase uptake and active participations, each deaf who received full curriculum information of peer education outreach will be given opportunity to have mobile phone for cascading to other group. Peer education outreach, can be conducted as, one to one or group discussion outreach to  deaf using sign language. Periodic outreach will be done  to ensure quality outreach for effective behavior change. The     project will start with  Morogoro  urban  district with well-organized structures for deaf care  for the period of two years.

Project Assessment
Financial support: 
No
Sustainability Model: 
  The messages will be free of charge. Once purchased equipments will be used for the whole period of project unless damaged. Fund raising activities among beneficially will assist to conduct normal equipment services and purchase of damaged equipments
Expertise needed: 
Technical Expertise:   <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3" color="#000000">Well trained with proper training skills TOT for HIV prevention will be needed at initial stage. TOT will be trained using established Peer education curriculum of 10 modules. TOT will train PEs in all 10 modules. TOT should have form 4 level of education or health related education prior to TOT training.</font></p>
Technical Expertise: <p><font color="#555555"><span style="color: black"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">Trained HIV peer educators (PEs) to use mobile phone messages in the form of HIV prevention information package. PEs should have knowledge to connect cell phones to TV screen. </font></span></font></p>
Project goals: 
 Month 1- Training of TOT and selection of implementing points and purchase of equipments. Month 2- Training of Peer Educators and negotiating public and private TV owners for training sessions. Month 3 Project pilot test for 3 weeks and review of implementation. Month 4- project full operation. Month 6-mid year project evaluation. Month 12- End of the year project evaluation. Month 24- End of the project evaluation, closing and handing over project to deaf community
Identified Obstacles: 
   Availability of TV screens that accept cell phones connection and verse versa in order to download messages to TV screens
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