Effect of peer intervention by popular opinion leaders among young students who have sex with men
10.16835/j.cnki.1000-9817.2020.12.005
- VernacularTitle:青年学生男男性行为者中大众意见领袖开展同伴干预效果
- Author:
CUI Wenxin, GAO Disi, ZHU Fan, GUO Xueer, LIU Sichen, LI Yuancheng, MA Yinghua
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Author Information
1. Institute of Child and Adolescent Health, School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing(100191), China
- Publication Type:期刊文章
- Keywords:
Homosexuality,male;
Acquired immunodeficiency sydrome;
Intervention studies;
Students
- From:
Chinese Journal of School Health
2020;41(12):1781-1785
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective:The proposal of this study is to determine the feasibility of using online social software to guide popular opinion leaders(POLs) among young students MSM (men who have sex with men, MSM) carrying out comprehensive AIDS prevention in young students MSM.
Methods:From November to December 2019 in Tianjin, 22 POLs who had previously experienced AIDS prevention education and training foucus on life skills were recruited. Though snowball sampling method, 100 POLs partners (friends, sexual partners, classmates, etc) were invited into the study. From January to March 2020, regular posters will be sent through the WeChat platform to guide POL to intervene their partners/sexual partners. The questionnaire surveys were conducted before and after the intervention.
Results:After the intervention, both the proportion of young students MSM had sex and with multiple sex partners decreased(χ2=12.12, 5.94, P<0.05). The comprehensive ability of AIDS prevention has improved significantly, the "National Eight Items" correct rate has risen from 90.0% to 99.0%(χ2=5.82, 7.56, P<0.05), and the "Youth Eight Items" correct rate has increased from 86.0% to 98.0%(P<0.01). Knowledge score increased from(11.08±1.89) to (11.84±1.27); Attitude score increased from (54.29±4.01) to (56.06±3.75), the behavior score increased from (52.12±4.78) to (55.08±4.25), skill score increased from (51.96±4.75) to (54.67±5.04), The comprehensive prevention ability score (percent) increased from (87.30±6.95) to (91.86±5.42)(t=-4.21, -3.51, -5.32, -5.16, -6.45, P<0.01).
Conclusion:Using Wechat platform to guide POL carrying out comprehensive AIDS prevention is effective for improving the comprehensive AIDS prevention ability of young students MSM.
