Successful practice of implementing community-based peer education in response to HIV/AIDS among out-of-school teenagers.
- VernacularTitle:校外青少年艾滋病应对社区同伴教育成功实践
- Author:
Yu ZHOU
;
Wenqing XU
;
Shuguang WANG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Out-of-school teenagers;
AIDS;
Community-based peer education
- From:
Chinese Journal of AIDS & STD
2007;0(03):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To summarize the experience of HIV/AIDS preventive interventions among out-of-school teenagers and provide scientific evidence for the development of large-scale interventions in the future. Method Using both non-random snowball and cluster sampling approach,a total of 5,000 participants were selected from 7 provinces (9 provincial sites ) and a cross-sectional survey was conducted by employing a semi-open-ended self-administrative interview schedule to evaluate their behavioral change before and after the interventions. Results The rate of HIV related knowledge and condom use increased significantly among the participants. For instance,the rate of condom use when having sex at the last time increased by 34.86%,i.e. from 27.67% at the baseline to 59.88% after the intervention (?2=34,86,P
