A Dene First Nation’s community readiness assessment to take action against HIV/AIDS: a pilot project

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Table 1. Six themes (dimensions) addressed in the CRA and the Likert-type scale for responses

A. Community efforts – To what extent are there efforts, programmes and policies that address HIV/AIDs?1 = No awareness to 10 = Changes and improvements are being made

B. Community knowledge about efforts for reducing the risks of HIV/AIDS – To what extent do community members know about local efforts and their effectiveness, and are the efforts accessible to all segments of the community? 1 = No knowledge to 10 = Community has knowledge on how well local efforts are working

C. Leadership – To what extent are leaders and influential community members supportive of HIV/AIDS prevention and testing? 1 = No recognition by leadership to 10 = Leaders are receiving evaluation results of efforts and

are modifying support accordingly. D. Community climate – What is the attitude of the community towards HIV/AIDS and early detection and testing? 1 = Prevailing attitude is that it’s not our concern to 10 = All segments of community are highly supportive

E. Knowledge about the HIV/AIDS – to what extent do community members know about or have access to information on HIV/AIDs, testing, treatment, and its existence or impact in your community? 1 = Not viewed as an issue to 10 = Community members have detailed information about the issue and about the effectiveness of local programmes

F. Resources for prevention efforts – Are local resources, people, time, money, space, etc. available to support prevention and testing efforts? 1 = No awareness of the need for resources to 10 = Continuous and secure support for programmes and activities and evaluations are routine

Table 2. Scores for dimensions A to F for each of the interviews

Dimension		Adult	Youth	Parent	Elder	Teacher	Average score
A	Community efforts	1	1	1	1	3	1.4
B	Community knowledge of efforts	1	3	1	2	5	2.4
C	Leadership	1	1	4	3	3	2.4
D	Community climate	1	1	4	5	4	3.0
E	Knowledge about the issue	1	2	1	3	4	2.2
F	Resources for prevention	1	1	6	4	4	3.2
	Average scores	1	1.5	2.8	3.0	3.8	2.4

Figure 1. Scale and interpretation of ranks 1–9 for the CRA

Figure 2. Posters created by youth for National AIDS Awareness Day