scholarly journals Evaluating the Peer Education Project in secondary schools

2019 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 58-65 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carin Eisenstein ◽  
Victoria Zamperoni ◽  
Neil Humphrey ◽  
Jessica Deighton ◽  
Miranda Wolpert ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Secondary Schools ◽  
Peer Education ◽  
Education Programme ◽  
Peer Educators ◽  
School Students ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Education Project ◽  
Key Skills ◽  
Key Terms

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to determine the efficacy of the Peer Education Project (PEP), a school-based, peer-led intervention designed to support secondary school students to develop the skills and knowledge they need to safeguard their mental health and that of their peers. Design/methodology/approach Six schools from across England and the Channel Islands took part in an evaluation of the PEP across the 2016/2017 academic year. In total, 45 trained peer educators from the sixth form and 455 Year 7 students completed pre- and post-questionnaires assessing their emotional and behavioural difficulties, perceived school climate, and knowledge, skills and confidence related to mental health. Findings Results indicate that participation in the PEP is associated with significant improvement in key skills among both peer educators and student trainees, and in understanding of key terms and readiness to support others among trainees. Most students would recommend participation in the programme to other students. Originality/value While peer education has been found to be effective in some areas of health promotion, research on the effectiveness of peer-led mental health education programmes in schools is limited. This study contributes evidence around the efficacy of a new peer education programme that can be implemented in secondary schools.

AIDS and sex education for young people in China

2001 ◽  
Vol 13 (8) ◽  
pp. 729 ◽  
Author(s):  
Y. Gao ◽  
Z. Z. Lu ◽  
R. Shi ◽  
X. Y. Sun ◽  
Y. Cai
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Sex Education ◽  
Peer Education ◽  
Education Programme ◽  
Sexual Attitude ◽  
School Students ◽  
Sexually Transmitted ◽  
Unintended Pregnancies ◽  
Unplanned Pregnancies ◽  
China Today

Although China has had a rich sexual culture for thousands of years, Chinese people are usually unwilling to openly discuss issues of sex. Some parents are quite ignorant of the change in their children’s sexual attitude and behaviour. In China today, adolescents are becoming much more sexually liberated. Premarital sex and unplanned pregnancies among teenagers are increasing. Sexually transmitted diseases (STD) including HIV/AIDS are also spreading rapidly. However, young people lack basic information on AIDS/STD and do not know how to protect themselves from these diseases or how to avoid unintended pregnancies. Several major youth peer education programmes in China are mentioned in this paper. Among them, a four-year programme entitled the Australian–Chinese AIDS/STD/Safer Sex Peer Education Programme for Youth, is discussed in some detail. The programme has so far reached over 40000 university and school students. Evaluation results show that the programme is effective in both significantly increasing students’ knowledge about AIDS/STDs and changing their attitude towards AIDS patients. In addition, the programme is highly praised by the students.

scholarly journals Using Service Learning As A Method Of Transferring Health Knowledge

2013 ◽  
Vol 3 (5) ◽  
pp. 21 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lana Zinger ◽  
Alicia Sinclair
Keyword(s):  
High School Students ◽  
Service Learning ◽  
Nutrition Education ◽  
Health Knowledge ◽  
Peer Education ◽  
Peer Educators ◽  
School Students ◽  
Education Class ◽  
Daily Diet ◽  
College Now

High school students enrolled in a College Now health education class were taught the importance of regular calcium consumption and then were trained on how to act as peer educators to disseminate the calcium information to their peers. This program empowered students through service learning to choose more dairy in their daily diet. Service learning is defined as education in action where students serve their communities by offering their knowledge, skills and time. As a result of this project, students reported success in applying the knowledge and skills taught by peer educators which helped students translate nutrition education into peer education.

scholarly journals Reproductive health peer education for multicultural target groups

2014 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 162-178 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ingrid A Peters ◽  
Vera LN Schölmerich ◽  
Daniëlle W van Veen ◽  
Eric AP Steegers ◽  
Semiha Denktaş
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Reproductive Health ◽  
Access To Health Care ◽  
Peer Education ◽  
Adverse Outcomes ◽  
Peer Educators ◽  
Target Groups ◽  
Full Spectrum ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Recruitment Methods

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to study the characteristics of the participants and the success of the recruitment methods and increase in knowledge of participants in reproductive health peer education. Dutch perinatal mortality rates are relatively high compared to other European countries. Non-Western ethnic minorities show particularly adverse outcomes. They seem to have low health literacy and less access to health care. Design/methodology/approach – These groups were specifically targeted, and reproductive health education covering the full spectrum of obstetric care was developed, led by specifically trained female peer educators coming from the targeted communities. Findings – “Active” recruitment methods were the most successful methods; 1,896 women and 275 men were recruited and participated in the intervention. Sixty-five per cent of the total female participants had a first-generation immigrant background. Significant knowledge improvements were found on all five measurements of reproductive behaviour and antenatal and postnatal health care system knowledge (24 per cent average knowledge increase in already knowledgeable participant group and 46 per cent in the not knowledgeable group). Active interpersonal recruitment methods were most successful in reaching the target groups. Peer education resulted in knowledge increase in these groups. Practical implications – Invest in training of educators for peer education reproductive health. Organize recruitment by verbal advertising by community organizations and social networks of peer educators. Originality/value – To the authors’ knowledge, no studies have been conducted combining investigation of the results of specific recruitment methods, the characteristics of reached participants in a multi-ethnic population and their increase in knowledge about reproductive health and care.

scholarly journals Students’ voices about information and communication technology in upper secondary schools

2018 ◽  
Vol 35 (2) ◽  
pp. 82-92 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anders D. Olofsson ◽  
Ola J. Lindberg ◽  
Göran Fransson
Keyword(s):  
Secondary Schools ◽  
Information And Communication Technology ◽  
Communication Technology ◽  
Qualitative Content Analysis ◽  
School Students ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Everyday Activities ◽  
Upper Secondary ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Upper Secondary Schools

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore upper secondary school students’ voices on how information and communication technology (ICT) could structure and support their everyday activities and time at school. Design/methodology/approach In all, 11 group interviews were conducted with a total of 46 students from three upper secondary schools. NVivo PRO 11 was used for a qualitative content analysis. Findings The results show that ICT plays a central role in the students’ schooling, not in terms of “state-of-the-art” technology, but rather as “state-of-the-actual”, by for example supporting the writing process and for peer support, digital documentation and storage. Research limitations/implications A relatively small number of students in three schools and three specific programmes make generalisations difficult. Practical implications Students’ perspectives on the “state-of-the-actual” could influence teachers’ use of ICT in education, their professional development activities and the development of an in-school ICT infrastructure. Social implications The study could lead to a better understanding of students’ expectations and use of ICT at school and in everyday life. Originality/value The originality of this paper is the focus on students’ voices about how the basic use and functionality of ICT could structure and support their everyday activities at school.

scholarly journals THE COVID-19 CONTAGION AND MENTAL HEALTH OF THE STUDENTS

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 1642-1651
Author(s):  
Malik Amer Atta ◽  
Azmat Ullah ◽  
Bushra Salah-Ud-Din ◽  
Sadia Bibi
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Secondary Schools ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Psychological Treatment ◽  
P Value ◽  
Snowball Sampling ◽  
School Students ◽  
The Difference ◽  
T Distribution

Purpose of the study: The main purpose of the study was to find out “the effect of covid-19 contagion and mental health of the students at higher secondary schools in Dera Ismail Khan”. Methodology: The descriptive method of research was used in this study. Convenient and snowball sampling techniques were used to get the required data. For data analysis mean, standard deviation, p-value, and t-distribution were used. Main Findings: It was found that parents’ perceptions were very positive as 77.9 % of parents agreed with the 15 statements of the questionnaire. The difference between the perceptions of urban and rural parents remained insignificant and their perceptions were nearly similar about the topic under research. So, Pakistan should adopt all the necessary measures to restore the mental health of students through any means and at any cost. Applications of this study: This current study is applicable in the mental health of high and higher secondary schools students of district Dera Ismail Khan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Novelty/Originality of this study: The results of this research imitate its innovation. This research targeted to find the effect of corona various on the mental health of the higher secondary school students. This research will provide us with complete awareness about covid-19 and its effect on the mental health of higher secondary school students. This research provides us with a strong root for covid-19 and its effect on students' mental health and also provides us psychological treatment as well.

Evaluation of a peer education programme for female sex workers in Bali, Indonesia

2000 ◽  
Vol 11 (11) ◽  
pp. 731-733 ◽  
Author(s):  
K Ford ◽  
D N Wirawan ◽  
W Suastina ◽  
B D Reed ◽  
P Muliawan
Keyword(s):  
Condom Use ◽  
Sex Workers ◽  
Female Sex Workers ◽  
Peer Education ◽  
Education Programme ◽  
Peer Educators ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Female Sex ◽  
Peer Educator ◽  
The Impact

The objective of this paper is to evaluate a peer education programme for female sex workers in Bali, Indonesia. Sex workers participated in face-to-face interviews and STD exams in August-September 1998. In October 1998 one woman from each of 30 clusters was selected to be a peer educator and received a 2-day training on AIDS, STDs, condom use, and condom negotiation. After training, the peer educators were visited twice a week by field workers to answer questions and offer support. All sex workers received group education every 2 months. In January-February 1999, the sex workers again participated in face-to-face interviews and examinations. One month after peer education training, only 50% of the peer educators were still working in the clusters where they were trained. To evaluate the impact of the peer educators, sex workers in clusters where a peer educator continued to work were compared with sex workers in clusters where women did not continue to work ( n = 189). In clusters where women continued to work, there were higher levels of AIDS knowledge ( P < 0.05), STD knowledge ( P < 0.05) and condom use (82 vs 73%, P = 0.15). The prevalence of Neisseria gonorrhoeae infection was also lower in clusters with a peer educator (39% vs 55%, P = 0.05) than in clusters without a peer educator.

Mental health, family orientation, and individualism: a systematic review and meta-analysis in Iranian students

2017 ◽  
Vol 21 (5) ◽  
pp. 289-296 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hakimeh Mostafavi ◽  
Mohammad Hossein Ziloochi ◽  
Sajad Delavari ◽  
Satar Rezaei ◽  
Enayatollah Homaie Rad
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
General Health Questionnaire ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Poor Mental Health ◽  
School Students ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Family Orientation ◽  
Meta Regression ◽  
Iranian Students

Purpose Mental health is one of the most important factors for evaluating the health of different age groups in the community. The most common forms of mental health disorders are depression and anxiety. Health status of students as an important age group has positive consequences in the community. To provide special recommendations for preventing mental disorders, the purpose of this paper is to determine the correlations among the individualism and family orientation and mental health. Design/methodology/approach A meta-analysis was conducted to find scores of mental health. International databases of Scopus and PubMed as well as Iranian databases of IranMedex and SID were systematically searched in September 2014 for studies conducted on Iranian students. Of 379 reviewed studies, 58 were selected for meta-analysis. A meta-regression model was estimated to show the effects of individualism and family orientation on mental health. Findings Eight studies were conducted in Tehran. Eight studies were published in English. In nine studies, school students, and in one study both school and university students were surveyed. General Health Questionnaire-28 score varied from 13.77 in Arak to 47.78 in Tehran. The results of this study showed that the pooled mental health score for Iranian students was 23.725, indicating that Iranian students had poor mental health. In meta-regression, the coefficient of family orientation was −0.2893 and it was significant. Other variables did not have any significant relationship with mental health scores. Originality/value Improvement of living conditions and enabling the youth to positively communicate with different social groups are recommended.

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