TABLE 1.

INTERVENTION FORMAT AND OBJECTIVES

FORMAT	SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES
REGIONAL DIRECTORS' MEETING
Target: Agency Directors (MI and EI)
Meetings with directors of agencies that receive AIDS Institute funds	Acquaint agency directors with the proposed FC promotion activities, generate enthusiasm for the program, enlist their support, develop 'action plans'
FEMALE CONDOM AVAILABILITY INITIATIVE (6 MONTHS PRE-WORKSHOP & 12 MONTHS LATER)
Target: All Enrolled Agencies (MI and EI)
Availability of FCs	Provide adequate numbers of FCs to sustain promotion throughout the trial
FEMALE CONDOM PROGRAM AND POLICY TOOL KIT
Target: Agency Directors (MI only)
Provision of materials modeling FC promotional policies and practices	Acquaint agency directors with materials that can assist with creation of intra-agency FC promotional policies and practices
TRAINING WORKSHOP FOR COUNSELORS (6 hours)
Target: Counselors (EI only)
Importance of FC promotion	Set the stage for the importance of HIV/STI sexual risk-reduction Increase counselors' awareness of the FC as a prevention option
Efficacy, acceptability and factors that influence barrier methods	Increase awareness of efficacy, acceptability and factors affecting use Increase awareness of the impact of counselors on client method uptake
Understanding and clarifying personal values	Confront personal biases about barrier methods and male and female condoms Increase awareness of beliefs, values and behaviors regarding clients
Comfort with sex and sexuality	Increase counselors' comfort in communicating explicitly with clients about sex
Female condom: real-world use	Enhance appreciation of the need for FCs and other woman-initiated methods Increase counselors' knowledge about the FC Enhance counselors' understanding of clients' obstacles to FC adoption and use
Female condom insertion and removal	Develop counselors' technical competence with the FC Enhance counselors' comfort with the FC Increase self-efficacy that they can teach clients to use the FC correctly
Motivational enhancement interviewing and problem-solving techniques	Enhance ability to assist clients to prioritize concurrent STI and pregnancy prevention needs Enhance skills for assisting clients to anticipate and confront possible obstacles Enhance counselors' client-centered counseling skills
Partner negotiation strategies, including managing abusive responses from partners	Strengthen counselors' ability to improve their clients' condom negotiation and decision-making skills Increase ability to help their clients manage abusive partner responses
Developing a FC plan of action	Enable counselors to introduce the FC effectively into their programs
POST-WORKSHOP TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE & SUPPORT (12 MONTHS)
Target: Directors and Counselors (EI only)
Monthly and as needed technical support phone call	Provide ongoing support services to reinforce the FC policy tool-kit (directors) and training (counselors) and ensure that problems are addressed and resolved rapidly
IEC MATERIALS FOR CLIENTS AND COUNSELORS
Target: Counselors (EI only)
Videos, brochures, pamphlets, intervention manuals	Provide print materials to assist clients with FC insertion and use Provide counselors with video and supportive print materials to introduce women and their partners to the FC and motivate use Provide supportive print materials for clients on negotiating with partners (including addressing issues of possible abuse)