RTI Press Conference Proceedings April 2017 Ending Gender Inequalities: Addressing the Nexus of HIV, Drug Use, and Violence with Evidence-Based Action April 12-13, 2016 Edited by Wendee M. Wechsberg, Stephanie Hawkins Anderson, and Brittni N. Howard RTI Press publication CP-0003-1704 This PDF document was made available from www.rti.org as a public service of RTI International. More information about RTI Press can be found at http://www.rti.org/rtipress. RTI International is an independent, nonprofit research organization dedicated to improving the human condition by turning knowledge into practice. The RTI Press mission is to disseminate information about RTI research, analytic tools, and technical expertise to a national and international audience. RTI Press publications are peer- reviewed by at least two independent substantive experts and one or more Press editors. Suggested Citation Wechsberg, W. M., Hawkins Anderson, S., and Howard, B. N. (Eds.). (2017). Ending Gender Inequalities: Addressing the Nexus of HIV, Drug Use, and Violence with Evidence-Based Action. RTI Press Publication No. CP-0003-1704. Research Triangle Park, NC: RTI Press. https://doi.org/10.3768/rtipress.2017.cp.0002.1704 This publication is part of the RTI Press Conference Proceedings series. RTI International 3040 East Cornwallis Road PO Box 12194 Research Triangle Park, NC ©2017 RTI International. All rights reserved. This publication is protected by copyright. Credit must be 27709-2194 USA provided to the author and source of the publication when the content is quoted. No part of this publication may be reproduced without permission in writing from the publisher. RTI International is a registered Tel: +1.919.541.6000 trademark and a trade name of Research Triangle Institute. E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.rti.org https://doi.org/10.3768/rtipress.2017.cp.0003.1704 www.rti.org/rtipress Contents About the Editors i List of Abbreviations x Acknowledgments x About the Editors Wendee M. Wechsberg, PhD, is the ABSTRACT xi director and principal researcher of the Substance Use, Gender, and INTRODUCTION xiii Applied Research Program and the Wendee M. Wechsberg, Stephanie Hawkins Anderson, Brittni N. Howard, director of the RTI Global Gender and the RTI Global Gender Center Conference Planning Committee Center at RTI International. Stephanie Hawkins Anderson, PhD, Why the Nexus of Gender, HIV, Drug Use, and Violence Through is a research clinical psychologist in Evidence-Based Interventions? xiii the Drug, Violence, and Delinquency Prevention Program and a Global Conference Objectives xiv Gender Center affiliate at RTI International. PLENARIES 1 Brittni N. Howard, BA, is a public Why Gender Inequality Is #SmartDev 2 health analyst in the Substance Susan Markham Use, Gender, and Applied Research Program and the coordinator of Biological Strategies to Prevent HIV Transmission: Special Considerations the Global Gender Center at RTI International. for Women 4 Myron S. Cohen The HIV IPV Nexus: What Do We Know? What Works? And Where Next? 6 Rachel Jewkes Challenges at the Nexus of HIV, Drugs, and Violence: The Need for Gendered Interventions and Actionable Solutions 8 Wendee M. Wechsberg Microfinance for HIV Interventions for Female Sex Workers with Substance Use and GBV History: A Promising Evidence-Based Model 9 Nabila El-Bassel Addressing Gender Inequality in Global Health 10 Eric Goosby Drug Use, Gender, and HIV—The Challenge of Evidence-Based Responses to Global Health and Security 11 David Wilson PANELS 13 PANEL 1. After “The Hunting Ground”: Campus Sexual Assault—Policy to Programs to Evaluation 14 Status of Research on Sexual Assault on College Campuses 14 Chris Krebs (continued) ii Contents (continued) We Need to Reduce the Sexual Violence Women Students Experience Now: Challenges of Scaling Up the EAAA Program After a Successful RCT 15 Charlene Senn Breaking the Silence: The National Student Movement to End Campus Sexual Assault 16 Sofie Karasek PANEL 2. Scaling Up Evidence-Based Interventions: Strategies for Advocacy, Policy, and Funding 17 CDC’s Approach to Scaling Up Evidence-Based Behavioral Interventions to Prevent HIV and Violence in the United States 17 Jeffrey H. Herbst The Evidence Base and Opportunities for Scaling Up Programming to Address Gender-Based Violence Against Women Within the Context of the Health Sector 19 Avni Amin Translating Evidence into Policy and Practice: Realizing Rights and Gender Equality Through Evidence-Informed Policy Making 19 Purna Sen BREAKOUT SESSIONS 21 BREAKOUT SESSION 1. Engaging Women, Men, and Couples Through Evidence-Based Interventions: Addressing Drug Use, Sex, Gender Roles, and Gender-Based Violence 22 Engaging Women Through Evidence-Based Interventions: Ten Years of the Women’s Health CoOp in Pretoria, South Africa 22 Jacqueline Ndirangu Why Just Women? The Importance of Intervening with Men and Couples 23 William A. Zule Learning from SASA! in Uganda: Evidence into Section to Strengthen Violence Against Women Prevention 23 Sophie Namy BREAKOUT SESSION 2. Empowering Adolescents, Young Women, and LGBTQ Youth Through Evidence-Based Interventions 25 Empowering Adolescents and Young Women Who Use Drugs in South Africa: Lessons from a Decade of Intervention Studies 25 Bronwyn Myers Accessing the Evidence Base for Action in Promoting Adolescent Sexual Health 26 Alexandra Minnis iii BREAKOUT SESSION 3. Addressing Health and Risk Behaviors Using Effective Interventions for Key Populations: Substance-Using Sex Workers, Women Living with HIV, and Trafficked Persons 27 Addressing Health and Risk Behaviors Using Evidence-Based Interventions Among Sex Workers and Women Living with HIV in South Africa 27 Winnifred Gumula Promising Interventions for Responding to the Health Needs of Trafficked Persons 28 Andrea Bertone BREAKOUT SESSION 4. Using Multilevel Evidence-Based Interventions to Address HIV, Drug Use, and Gender-Based Violence Among Women Involved in the Criminal Justice System 29 HIV, Gender-Based Violence, and Drug Use Among Women Affected by the Criminal Justice System: Social Determinants and HIV Prevention Strategies 29 Nabila El-Bassel Drug Use, Victimization, and HIV Risk: Implications for Delivery of Evidence-Based Interventions in Rural Jails 30 Michele Staton-Tindall BREAKOUT SESSION 5. Creating Successful Collaborative Gender Proposals: Combining Resources and Expertise 31 New NIH HIV/AIDS Priorities: Implications for Gender-Based Research 31 Shoshana Kahana Key Considerations in Developing Gender-Responsive Proposals for Global Research and Implementation Programs 31 Peter Vaz BREAKOUT SESSION 6. Innovations for Capturing Data: Mobile Phones, Tablets, and Social Media 33 Personal Health Intervention: Using Mobile Technologies for Behavior Change, Empowerment, and Outcome Assessment 33 Paul Kizakevich Technologies to Engage YMSM and Transgender Women for Social Network– Based Interventions 34 Lisa Hightow-Weidman Mobile Technology for Ending Gender Inequalities: Opportunities and Risks 34 Gordon Cressman (continued) iv Contents (continued) BREAKOUT SESSION 7. Adapting, Monitoring, and Evaluating Evidence-Based Interventions: Using Mixed-Method Approaches 36 Integrating Qualitative Methods into the Evaluation Design of HIV Prevention Trials: A Case Study of NIMH Project Accept (HPTN 043) 36 Suzanne Maman Using Mixed Methods to Understand the Intersection of Violence and HIV Risk Among Methamphetamine Users in South Africa 36 Christina Meade Adapting GBV and HIV Interventions for Policy and Scale-up: Lessons from Kenya 36 Wanjiru Mukoma BREAKOUT SESSION 8. Moving from Research to Practice: Using Implementation Science and Other Considerations for Successful Scale-up and Sustainability 38 Moving from Bench to Trench: Using Implementation Science and Hybrid Designs to Scale Up and Sustain Effective Gendered Interventions 38 Richard van Dorn Toward a Model Continuum of Care for Women and Families 38 Deidra Roach BREAKOUT SESSION 9 40 Measuring and Reducing HIV and Key-Population Stigma 40 Laura Nyblade and Melissa Stockton CONCLUSION 41 POSTER ABSTRACTS 45 ORIGINAL RESEARCH 46 1. Sexual Violence and Its Impact on Commercial Sex Workers in the Dhaka City of Bangladesh: Guidelines for Providing a Comprehensive HIV/STI Prevention Program 46 Mohammed Abul Kalam 2. The Role of Substance Use Coping in the Relation Between Childhood Sexual Abuse and Depression Among Methamphetamine Users in South Africa 47 Martha Berg, Andréa L. Hobkirk, John A. Joska, and Christina S. Meade 3. Hidden and Stigmatised: Vulnerabilities Faced by Young Female Cannabis Users in Lagos, Nigeria 48 Osasuyi Dirisu, Darren Shickle, and Helen Elsey v 4. Constrained Relationship Agency as the Risk Factor for Intimate Partner Violence in Different Models of Transactional Sex 49 Rebecca Fielding-Miller, Kristin Dunkle, Hannah Cooper, Craig Hadley, and Michael Windle 5. Food Insecurity as a Driver of Intimate Partner Violence in Swaziland 50 Rebecca Fielding-Miller, Kristin Dunkle, Hannah Cooper, Craig Hadley, and Michael Windle 6. What Role Can Gender-Transformative Programming for Men Play in Increasing South African Men’s HIV Testing and Engagement in HIV Care and Treatment? 51 Paul Fleming, Christopher Colvin, Dean Peacock, and Shari L. Dworkin 7. Integrating a Brief Gender-Based Violence Prevention Intervention into Harm Reduction Programs for Women Who Use Drugs in Kyrgyzstan: Outcomes of the WINGS Intervention Study 52 Louisa Gilbert, Tina Jiwatram-Negron, Danil Nikitin, Olga Rychkova, Tara McCrimmon, Irena Ermolaeva, Nadejda