The purpose of this module is to provide a standardized interview method for determining agency service capacities and perceived barriers to care for HIV-positive individuals. A modified version is being used by six Adolescent SPNS projects. The interview asks about services capacity. It also asks about barriers to expanding capacity. The interview is conducted with between 20 and 30 service providers in an area using a sampling strategy developed by The Measurement Group to permit local providers to tap their local service networks in a fairly comprehensive way.
Individual projects decide which agencies to interview.
On pages 4-17, column four would either be eliminated or it could be changed to a target group of particular relevant to the individual project. Similar changes would have to be made on other items throughout the interview. The interview takes between 45-90 minutes to complete. Note that very large sections are skipped for most agencies. Any project seeking to change the overall service infrastructure in its catchment area for one or more target groups.