Was the intervention implemented as intended? A process evaluation of an AIDS prevention intervention in rural Zimbabwe

A process evaluation was used to describe the events which took place over one year in an intervention where a listening-appraisal-dialogue-action model was used to raise awareness about Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STD)/human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) and stimulate action in farmworker communities of rural Zimbabwe. This chapter describes how an STD/HIV/AIDS prevention intervention was generated for farm workers. It shows how “process evaluation” was used to describe the events which took place during the intervention period. The chapter focuses on factors such as seasonal farming activity which affected the process of implementation. It draws on the reach of the intervention and methods used and condom demand during the intervention period, possible effects of labor fluctuation on project implementation, disposable income, and patterns of sexually transmitted disease. The chapter aims to target chances such as self-efficacy, social norms, and perceived susceptibility to STD/HIV infection at an intra-personal level.