Title: Evaluation of Interventions for HIV/AIDS Prevention among Secondary School Students in Shenzhen
Abstract: Objective To study the effective HIV/AIDS prevention interventions in secondary schools and to evaluate outcomes of the interventions. Methods The changes were analyzed in knowledge, attitudes and behaviors of the first grade junior high school students and the first grade senior high school students after interventions for HIV/AIDS prevention at 10 secondary schools in Shenzhen. Results The mean scores in HIV/AIDS prevention knowledge for secondary school students were significantly higher after intervention than before intervention (the first grade male students at junior high schools: from 7.47 to 10.21, the first grade female students at junior high schools: from 7.17 to 10.21, the first grade male students at senior high schools: from 10.30 to 11.09, the first grade female students at senior high schools: from 9.58 to 10.55). There was a significant improvement in attitudes of students toward HIV positive people after intervention (The percentage of males who had supportive attitudes rose from 22.6% to 34.9%; females from 24.4% to 41.5%). The resources from which students obtained the HIV/AIDS-related knowledge were wider after intervention than before intervention. Conclusions The findings of this study suggested that school-based health education on HIV/AIDS prevention is effective in helping students resist HIV/AIDS and in developing their supportive attitude toward HIV positive people. However, the conversion of knowledge to behavior is a long process. A unified plan for HIV/AIDS prevention should be provided, in which HIV education is along with education on health, life skills, and drug abuse. Further efforts of all circles are expected.
Publication Year: 2001
Publication Date: 2001-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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