Abstract
Purpose: To describe a program which utilizes medical students and persons with AIDS (PWAs) to provide for adolescents school-based education about acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). Methods: Two 1.5 hour classroom sessions were conducted by medical students and persons with AIDS for seventh and eighth grade students (n = 1,161 students) at two urban middle schools. In addition, a two hour informational session was provided for parents. A 49 question student health survey was used to evaluate adolescents' HIV knowledge, tolerance of persons with AIDS, and intentions to engage in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) safe behaviors. Results: Significant (p < 0.01) increases in HIV knowledge and tolerance of persons with AIDS were observed, which persisted for three months. A significant (p < 0.01) improvement in intention to engage in HIV-safe behaviors was observed but did not persist for three months. Conclusions: Medical students and persons with AIDS can provide school-based AIDS education to early adolescents.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 309-315 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Journal of Adolescent Health |
| Volume | 16 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Apr 1995 |
Keywords
- AIDS education
- Adolescents
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