O17.5 Impact of Comprehensive HIV/AIDS - Youth Peer Education Program with Integrated ‘Life Skills’ and ‘Community Links’ Components on Knowledge, Attitude and Behaviour of Youths in 65 Schools in 2 Districts of Karnataka State, India

This study assesses the results of a 2-year community-based peer education program aimed at increasing HIV/AIDS knowledge, attitudes toward condoms, and condom use behavior among taxicab and tricycle drivers in the Philippines. Pretest, posttest, and follow-up data were collected throughout the educational intervention program. The results of the repeated measures analysis of variance (ANOVA) indicate a significant change on knowledge about HIV/AIDS from baseline to posttest and from posttest to follow-up ( F= 449.27, df= 2, p< .001). There was also a significant change on attitudes about condom use from baseline to posttest and from posttest to follow-up ( F= 425.19, df= 2, p= 0.001), and a significant effect on condom use behavior with commercial sex workers from baseline to posttest and follow-up ( F= 428.31, df= 2, p= .001). The peer-mediated intervention was found to be an effective means of HIV/AIDS prevention among taxi and tricycle drivers in the Philippines.

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Impact of HIV/AIDS Peer Education Program on Peer Educators

Journal of Nursing Practice Applications & Reviews of Research ◽

10.13178/jnparr.2013.0302.0713 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 3 (2) ◽

Author(s):

Ganga Mahat ◽

MaryAnn Scoloveno ◽

Cynthia Ayres

Keyword(s):

Education Program ◽

Peer Education ◽

Peer Educators ◽

Peer Education Program ◽

Hiv Aids

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Outcomes of Project Wall Talk: an HIV/AIDS Peer Education Program Implemented within the Texas State Prison System

AIDS Education and Prevention ◽

10.1521/aeap.2006.18.6.504 ◽

2006 ◽

Vol 18 (6) ◽

pp. 504-517 ◽

Cited By ~ 37

Author(s):

Michael W. Ross ◽

Amy Jo Harzke ◽

Deborah P. Scott ◽

Kelly McCann ◽

Michael Kelley

Keyword(s):

Education Program ◽

Peer Education ◽

Prison System ◽

State Prison ◽

Peer Education Program ◽

Hiv Aids

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HIV/AIDS Knowledge and Self-Efficacy Among Nepalese Adolescents: A Peer Education Program

Research and Theory for Nursing Practice ◽

10.1891/1541-6577.25.4.271 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 25 (4) ◽

pp. 271-283 ◽

Cited By ~ 11

Author(s):

Ganga Mahat ◽

Mary Ann Scoloveno ◽

Cynthia Ayres

Keyword(s):

Health Care Providers ◽

Education Program ◽

Self Efficacy ◽

Peer Education ◽

School Personnel ◽

Care Providers ◽

Convenience Sample ◽

Peer Education Program ◽

Aids Knowledge ◽

Hiv Aids

The purposes of this study were to develop and test the effectiveness of an HIV/AIDS peer education program in improving Nepalese adolescents HIV/AIDS knowledge and self-efficacy in one of the schools in Nepal. A modified format of the program “Teens for AIDS Prevention” (TAP) was used in this study. A quasi-experimental design was used to test the effectiveness of the peer education program. A convenience sample of 121 ninth grade Nepalese students from an urban high school participated at baseline. The final paired sample included 118 students. The results demonstrated a significant positive relationship between HIV/AIDS knowledge and self-efficacy. Nepalese adolescents’ HIV/AIDS knowledge and self-efficacy improved after the peer education intervention. Therefore, school personnel, health care providers, and government and nongovernment organizations should consider developing and implementing school-based HIV prevention programs such as the peer education program.

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