Compendium Frequently Asked Questions and Answers

• First, an intervention study needs to meet the eligibility criteria for PRS review (see study eligibility criteria for Risk Reductionpdf iconMedication Adherencepdf iconLinkage to and Retention in Carepdf iconStructural Interventionspdf iconand PrEPpdf icon)
• Second, an eligible intervention is evaluated against a set of efficacy criteria to determine whether there is sufficient or strong evidence of efficacy (Efficacy criteria for Risk Reduction, Medication Adherence, Linkage to and Retention in Care, Structural Interventions and PrEP). The evaluation process is conducted by pairs of trained coders. Study authors may be contacted to obtain additional information or clarification, as needed.
• Third, if an intervention study meets efficacy criteria, an info sheet describing the intervention components and other information is developed and added to the Compendium on this website.

• Each year interventions are identified during a process that starts with a comprehensive literature search.
• Authors may contact The PRS Project to request a review of an intervention outcome paper once it has been accepted for publication.
• Before submitting the request, please review study eligibility criteria (see How Do Interventions Become Eligible for the Compendium) to determine whether an intervention is eligible.
• An estimated time frame of evaluation review will be provided upon receipt of the request. How quickly a response can be provided depends on workload of The PRS Project team at the time of request.

• The PRS Project Compendium houses the identified evidence-based interventions and best practices in HIV prevention.
• The search function on the PRS Compendium website allows users to search for particular interventions by:
  • Population group
  • Outcome
  • Ending the HIV Epidemic (EHE) pillars
  • Intervention strategy
• The PRS Project Compendium is a source of evidence-based interventions and best practices related to HIV prevention, care, and treatment that can be implemented or modified for HIV prevention efforts in your state or community. Access the interventions in two ways:
  • Use the search function to find effective interventions that fit your priority populations.
  • Go to each chapter page to view a complete listing of interventions for each chapter
    • Risk Reduction (RR)
    • Medication Adherence (MA)
    • Linkage to, Retention in, and Reengagement in Care (LRC)
    • Structural Interventions (SI)
    • Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP)
• The PRS Project provides information on how intervention studies are determined to be evidence-based or best practices. See each chapter methods for details
  • Risk Reduction (RR)pdf icon
  • Medication Adherence (MA)pdf icon
  • Linkage to, Retention in, and Reengagement in Care (LRC)pdf icon
  • Structural Interventions (SI)pdf icon
  • Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP)pdf icon

The following interventions have been evaluated by the PRS Project and found to be effective. The corresponding publications listed at the end of each infosheet are good examples of intervention research reports that provide enough information to evaluate the intervention. These publications can be used as a guide for researchers writing manuscripts for their interventions:

• For Interventions focused on Risk Reduction: EBANpdf icon& POWERpdf icon
• For Interventions focused on Medication Adherence: MAPSpdf icon& Phone Delivered Support Counselingpdf icon
• For Interventions focused on Linking and Retention to Care: ARTASpdf icon& HIV Care Coordination Programpdf icon
• For Interventions focused on Structural Interventions: eSTAMPpdf icon& RAPIDpdf icon
• For Interventions focused on PrEP: Life-Steps for PrEPpdf icon& PrEPMatepdf icon