A Life-skills-based HIV/AIDS Prevention Education for Rural Students of Primary Schools in China: What Changed? What Have We Learned?

Liao, Wei; Jiang, Jingmei; Bin, Yang; Zeng, Xiaofeng; Liao, Susu

doi:10.1016/s0895-3988(10)60083-9

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“…Lack of knowledge about AIDS prevention makes them more vulnerable to HIV infection [5]. As a transitional step from children to adulthood, adolescence is a crucial period for fostering healthy attitudes and behaviors to protect people from diseases [10]. Thus, fostering healthy behaviors among adolescents may be more essential for the prevention of HIV/AIDS and high-risk behaviors in the general population [10].…”

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“…As a transitional step from children to adulthood, adolescence is a crucial period for fostering healthy attitudes and behaviors to protect people from diseases [10]. Thus, fostering healthy behaviors among adolescents may be more essential for the prevention of HIV/AIDS and high-risk behaviors in the general population [10]. Young people are valuable parts of the society, and they will be a powerful against the transmission of HIV in the future.…”

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Effectiveness of School-based Education on HIV/AIDS Knowledge, Attitude, and Behavior among Secondary School Students in Wuhan, China

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Zhang

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BackgroundHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) are among the most complex health problems in the world. Young people are at high risk of HIV and AIDS infections and are, therefore, in need of targeted prevention. School-based HIV/AIDS health education may be an effective way to prevent the spread of AIDS among adolescents.MethodsThe study was a school-based intervention conducted in three middle schools and two high schools in Wuhan, China, which included 702 boys and 766 girls, with ages from 11 to 18 years old. The intervention was a one-class education program about HIV/AIDS for participants. HIV/AIDS knowledge, attitude, and high-risk behaviors were investigated using an anonymous self-administered questionnaire before and after the education intervention. Chi-square test was used to compare differences before and after the intervention. Non-conditional logistic regression analysis was used to identify the factors that affect HIV/AIDS knowledge.ResultsMisconceptions about basic medical knowledge and non-transmission modes of HIV/AIDS among all the students prevail. Approximately 10% to 40% of students had negative attitudes about HIV/AIDS before the intervention. After the intervention, all of the students had significant improvements in knowledge and attitude about HIV/AIDS (P<.05), indicating that educational intervention increased the students’ knowledge significantly and changed their attitudes positively. Logistic regression analyses indicated that before the intervention the students’ level of knowledge about HIV/AIDS was significantly associated with grade, economic status of the family, and attitudes toward participation in HIV/AIDS health information campaigns.ConclusionsHIV/AIDS education programs were welcomed by secondary students and positively influenced HIV/AIDS-related knowledge and attitudes. A systematic and long-term intervention among secondary school students must be conducted for the prevention of HIV.

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Effectiveness of School-based Education on HIV/AIDS Knowledge, Attitude, and Behavior among Secondary School Students in Wuhan, China

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“…Attitude might be influenced by different factors and is more austere to measure than knowledge. Only some of those factors can be measured and quantified [2] , for example, some studies adopted measuring attitude toward condom use [9,10] .…”

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“…behaviors such as unprotected sex and injecting drugs is probable for every human. As a result, this period of life is a significant stage to nurture healthy attitudes and behaviors for preventing HIV [2] . Education about HIV prevention and its health consequences in schools is one of the important universal programs.…”

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The effects of a social-cognitive method based education on knowledge and attitudes intentions with respect to HIV transmition among school learners in Maragheh, Iran

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Esmaiili

Leila

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Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Disease

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Systematic review of HIV prevention interventions in China: a health communication perspective

Xiao

Noar

Zeng

2013

Int J Public Health

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A Life-skills-based HIV/AIDS Prevention Education for Rural Students of Primary Schools in China: What Changed? What Have We Learned?

Cited by 17 publications

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Effectiveness of School-based Education on HIV/AIDS Knowledge, Attitude, and Behavior among Secondary School Students in Wuhan, China

Effectiveness of School-based Education on HIV/AIDS Knowledge, Attitude, and Behavior among Secondary School Students in Wuhan, China

The effects of a social-cognitive method based education on knowledge and attitudes intentions with respect to HIV transmition among school learners in Maragheh, Iran

Systematic review of HIV prevention interventions in China: a health communication perspective

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