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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
The impact of an HIV and AIDS life skills program on secondary school students in Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa
AIDS Education and Prevention, Volume 18, No. 4, Year 2006
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Description
The evaluation of the Department of Educations' life skills program on HIV and AIDS prevention among Grade 9 students in 22 randomly allocated schools in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, showed only a significant increase in student knowledge about HIV/AIDS in the intervention group compared with the control group. No effects were found on safe sex practices (condom use, sexual intercourse) or on measures of psychosocial determinants of these practices (attitude and self-efficacy). A process evaluation among the teachers showed that some implemented the program fully (seven schools) and some partially (four schools). An exploratory analysis showed that students who received the full intervention were more positive in their perceptions about sexual behavior and social connectedness (at 10-month follow-up) and reported less sex and more condom use (at 6-month follow-up) than students in the partial and control groups. These limited effects therefore call for further analysis of the content and implementation strategies used in the classroom. © 2006 The Guilford Press.
Authors & Co-Authors
James, Shamagonam
South Africa, Tygerberg
South African Medical Research Council
Reddy, Sasiragha Priscilla
South Africa, Tygerberg
South African Medical Research Council
Ruiter, Robert A.C.
Netherlands, Maastricht
Universiteit Maastricht
McCauley, Ann P.
United States, New York
The Population Council, Inc.
van den Borne, Bart H.W.
Netherlands, Maastricht
Universiteit Maastricht
Statistics
Citations: 118
Authors: 5
Affiliations: 3
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1521/aeap.2006.18.4.281
ISSN:
08999546
e-ISSN:
08999546
Research Areas
Infectious Diseases
Sexual And Reproductive Health
Study Design
Randomised Control Trial
Cohort Study
Exploratory Study
Study Locations
South Africa