Evaluation of a School-Based Intervention for HIV/AIDS Prevention among Belizean Adolescents

Autor/inn/en	Kinsler, Janni; Sneed, Carl D.; Morisky, Donald E.; Ang, Alfonso
Titel	Evaluation of a School-Based Intervention for HIV/AIDS Prevention among Belizean Adolescents
Quelle	In: Health Education Research, 19 (2004) 6, S.730-738 (9 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0268-1153
DOI	10.1093/her/cyg091
Schlagwörter	Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS); Control Groups; Research Design; Intervention; Sexually Transmitted Diseases; Adolescents; Program Effectiveness; Foreign Countries; Epistemology; Cognitive Restructuring; Behavior Modification; Social Theories; Social Cognition; Knowledge Level; Contraception; Student Attitudes; Elementary School Students; Secondary School Students; Outcomes of Education; Health Education; Sex Education; Belize + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Forschungsdesign; Sexual transmitted disease; Geschlechtskrankheit; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Ausland; Erkenntnistheorie; Behaviour modification; Verhaltensänderung; Gesellschaftstheorie; Soziale Kognition; Wissensbasis; Empfängnisverhütung; Schülerverhalten; Sekundarschüler; Lernleistung; Schulerfolg; Gesundheitsaufklärung; Gesundheitsbildung; Gesundheitserziehung; Sex instruction; Sexualaufklärung; Sexualerziehung; Sexualkunde
Abstract	The purpose of this study was to evaluate the impact of a cognitive-behavioral peer-facilitated school-based HIV/AIDS education program on knowledge, attitudes and behavior among primary and secondary students in Belize. Students (N = 150) were recruited from six schools in Belize City. A quasi-experimental research design was used to assess the impact of a 3-month intervention. Seventy-five students received the intervention and 75 students served as controls. The intervention was guided by constructs from the Theory of Reasoned Action and Social Cognitive Theory. At the follow-up assessment, the intervention group showed higher HIV knowledge, were more likely to report condom use, had more positive attitudes toward condoms and were more likely to report future intentions to use condoms than the students in the control group. Overall, the findings indicate that the intervention had a positive impact on participants. Given the increasing rate of HIV/AIDS in Belize, especially among adolescents, this study has important implications for the country of Belize. (Contains 3 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10