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Volume 23

January - March 2007

Number 1


 

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Peer education vs. health provider education in
knowledge and attitude about prevention and
transmission of AIDS in high school students

Zahra Abbaspour1, Marzeeh Saidian2, Parvin Abedi3

ABSTRACT

Objective: To compare knowledge and attitude of high school students who have thought about prevention and transmission of AIDS by peer group and health provider.

Design: This is an experimental study carried out on 417 students from six urban schools in Kerman. Group-1(n=212) received peer education, and group 2 (n=205) experiences health education.

Setting: Both groups were administered, survey at three times: pre intervention and post intervention immediately after four and 6 weeks after the first post test. For both the groups eight sessions were organized about AIDS in 4 weeks. Every session lasted 30 minutes.

Main Outcome Measures: Independent sample T test and repeated measure ANOVA were conducted to assess at baseline and after 4 and 6 weeks.

Results: Both groups had significant improvement in knowledge and attitude (p=0/000) and it was highly significant in peer education group (p=0/000). Six weeks follow up after intervention showed that peer education was better than health provider education (p=0/000).

Conclusion: Education increases the knowledge and improves attitude of students about prevention and transmission of AIDS. Peer education is a more effective method than health provider for AIDS education in adolescent.

KEY WORDS: Knowledge, Attitude, Peer education, AIDS, Teenagers.

Pak J Med Sci January - March 2007 Vol. 23 No.1  108-110


1. Dr. Zahra Abbaspour M.Sc,
2. Dr. Marzeeh Saidian M.Sc
Member of Scientific Board in Nursing and
Midwifery College,
Kerman University, Iran.
3. Dr. Parvin Abedi M.Sc,

1&3: Member of Scientific Board in Nursing and
Midwifery College,
Ahwaz Jondishapour University of Medical Sciences,
Ahwaz – Iran.

Correspondence:
Dr. Zahra Abbaspour M.Sc.,
Department of Nursing and Midwifery,
Ahwaz Jondishapoor University of Medical Sciences,
Ahwaz – Iran.
E-mail: Abbaspour_z@yahoo.com

* Received for Publication: January 24, 2006
* Accepted: June 26, 2006



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