TABLE 2.
Characteristics of Community-Based Organization (CBO) Staff (n = 34) Conducting Evidence-Based Interventions for HIV Prevention: Los Angeles County, California, 2005–2006
| CBO Staff, No. (%) | |
| Gender | |
| Female | 21 (62) |
| Male | 10 (29) |
| Transgender male-to-female | 3 (9) |
| Ethnicity/race | |
| Latino/Hispanic | 18 (53) |
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 0 (0) |
| Asian | 1 (3) |
| Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 0 (0) |
| Black/African American | 4 (12) |
| White | 4 (12) |
| > 1 Race | 7 (21) |
| Primary role | |
| Executive director | 3 (9) |
| Program director/manager/coordinator | 23 (68) |
| Evaluation staff | 2 (6) |
| Facilitator/health educator | 5 (15) |
| Did not report | 1 (3) |
| Tenure with CBO | |
| 6–11 mo | 6 (18) |
| 1–2.9 y | 8 (24) |
| 3–4.9 y | 6 (18) |
| 5–9.9 y | 10 (29) |
| ≥ 10 y | 4 (12) |
| Experience with HIV prevention | |
| < 6 mo | 0 (0) |
| 6–11 mo | 6 (18) |
| 1–2.9 y | 1 (3) |
| 3–4.9 y | 4 (12) |
| 5–9.9 y | 9 (26) |
| ≥ 10 y | 14 (41) |
| Intervention-related training received | |
| Adaptation | 18 (53) |
| Behavior change theories | 28 (82) |
| Budget development | 14 (41) |
| Curriculum design | 23 (68) |
| Specific evidence-based interventionsa | 27 (79) |
| Group facilitation | 24 (71) |
| Health education | 23 (68) |
| HIV counseling and testing | 17 (50) |
| Program coordination | 13 (38) |
| Program evaluation | 21 (62) |
| Statistics | 9 (26) |
| Substance abuse prevention | 15 (44) |
| Survey/questionnaire development | 17 (50) |
| Other | 4 (12) |
| CBO clients receiving HIV prevention services/mo, no. | |
| 1–50 | 11 (32) |
| 51–250 | 18 (53) |
| 251–500 | 4 (12) |
| 500–1000 | 1 (3) |
a
For example, Mpowerment, SISTA (Sisters Informing Sisters on Topics about AIDS).