CORRELATES FOR PSYCHOLOGICAL, PHYSICAL, EMOTIONAL AND RITUALISTIC FORMS OF CHILD ABUSE AMONG HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN THE NORTHERN PROVINCE, SOUTH AFRICA

1999 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 56-66
Author(s):  
S N Madu ◽  
K Peltzer
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
High School ◽  
Child Abuse ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Northern Province ◽  
School Students

Perception of Illness among Secondary School Pupils in South Africa: Malaria, Tuberculosis, HIV/AIDS, and Alcoholism

2001 ◽  
Vol 88 (3) ◽  
pp. 847-848 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karl Peltzer
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Secondary Schools ◽  
The Other ◽  
Northern Province ◽  
School Students ◽  
Gradual Onset ◽  
Hiv Aids

The study investigated beliefs of 121 high school students in Grade 11 about people who are ill with malaria, tuberculosis, HIV/AIDS, and alcoholism. The sample of Black pupils were chosen at random from two rural secondary schools in one region in the Northern Province of South Africa. Analysis indicated that HIV/AIDS was clearly distinguished from the other three illnesses by being seen as the least easily cured, having the most gradual onset, being the most contagious, showing the least look of illness, and the patients being likely those most blamed for their illness.

scholarly journals Assessing the Effects of Childhelp’s Speak Up be Safe Child Abuse Prevention Curriculum for High School Students

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marisol Juarez Diaz ◽  
Diane Moreland ◽  
Wendy Wolfersteig
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Child Abuse ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Child Maltreatment ◽  
Child Abuse Prevention ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Abuse Prevention ◽  
School Students ◽  
Prevention Curriculum ◽  
Speak Up

Abstract Purpose This study examined the Childhelp Speak Up Be Safe (CHSUBS) child abuse prevention curriculum for high school students and addressed a gap in evidence-based child maltreatment prevention programs. CHSUBS is grounded in theory and was developed to 1) provide students with the skills they need to prevent or interrupt child abuse, bullying, and neglect, and 2) increase student knowledge about safety related to abuse. Methods Utilizing a cluster-randomized controlled trial design, the three high schools were randomly assigned to participate in the CHSUBS curriculum or the control group. Survey items measured the efficacy of the curriculum in grades 9 through 12. Surveys were implemented at baseline, immediately after the intervention, and after 6 months for a follow-up. Analyses included exploratory factor analyses and a paired samples t–test to determine whether increases in child maltreatment knowledge and resistance skills were gained. Results Findings showed positive significant results that child maltreatment knowledge and resistance skills were significantly different from pre to post for the CHSUBS group and showed no significant control group changes. Conclusions High school students in the CHSUBS group appeared to gain both child maltreatment knowledge and resistance skills. Future studies on prevention programming for high school students might show results that lead to a reduction in child maltreatment and an increase in better health outcomes for adolescents.

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