Evaluation of immediate effectiveness of intervention on HIV prevention and leadership of POL among young male students who have sex with men in a city
10.16835/j.cnki.1000-9817.2019.05.013
- VernacularTitle:某市男男性行为青年学生大众意见领袖艾滋病干预效果
- Author:
ZHANG Wenjing, GAO Disi, CHEN Tianqi, CUI Wenxin, HU Yifei, MA Yinghua
1
Author Information
1. School of Public Health/ Institute of Child and Adolescent Health, Peking University, Beijing (100191) , China
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome;
Homosexuality,male;
Intervention studies;
Students
- From:
Chinese Journal of School Health
2019;40(5):687-691
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective:To evaluate the immediate effectiveness of intervention on HIV prevention and leadership of POL among young male students who have sex with men in a city, and to provide reference for health education of AIDS.
Methods:A life-skills based participatory approach was adopted to intervene the AIDS prevention and leadership of 54 POL in young male students who have sex with men in a city. A unified questionnaire was adopted before and after the intervention to investigate and evaluate the effects.
Results:After intervention, the scores of AIDS prevention information increased from (36.30±7.30) points to (42.09±3.43) points (P<0.01). In terms of motivation, the scores of experience and attitude of condom-using were increased from (5.43±1.19) points to (5.83±1.24) points (P<0.05). As for the behavioral skills, the scores of condom-use skills increased from (4.30±1.04) points to (4.85±0.53) points (P<0.01), the scores of condom self-efficacy increased from (55.85±12.40) points to (61.48±8.01) points (P<0.01), the scores of autonomic HIV testing ability increased from (4.11±1.09) points to (4.65±0.52) points (P<0.01), the ability to avoid alcohol consumption before sexual behavior increased from (3.74±1.19) points to (4.13±0.91) points(P<0.05), and the ability to correctly seek medical advice after illness increased from (9.33±1.32) points to (9.69±0.77) points(P<0.05). In the part of the leadership, the scores of peer status increased from (26.96±5.55) points to (29.81±6.68) points (P<0.01), the scores of active communication ability increased from (21.35±5.76) points to (24.43±4.17) points (P<0.01), and the scores of psychosocial ability increased from (77.96±13.42) points to (80.89±12.42) points (P<0.05).
Conclusion:Life-skill-based intervention, which is guided by Information-Motivation-Behavioral skills model, is effective in improving AIDS prevention and leadership.