International Journal of STD and AIDS
Volume 21, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 82-86

Evaluation of a school-based HIV/AIDS peer-led prevention programme: The first intervention trial for children of migrant workers in China (Article)

Li S. , Huang H.* , Cai Y. , Ye X. , Shen X. , Shi R. , Xu G.
  • a School of Public Health, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Children's Environmental Health, Shanghai, China
  • b Shanghai Xin Hua Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Children's Environmental Health, Shanghai, China
  • c School of Public Health, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
  • d Shanghai Key Laboratory of Children's Environmental Health, Shanghai, China
  • e Shanghai Key Laboratory of Children's Environmental Health, Shanghai, China
  • f School of Public Health, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
  • g School of Public Health, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China

Abstract

The effectiveness of a peer-led education intervention in HIV/AIDS prevention was assessed in the Chinese children of migrant workers. A prospective study was conducted in 12 junior high schools for migrant children. Among the intervention group, a peer-education-based HIV/AIDS prevention was implemented for three months. The results during the baseline survey indicated that the level of knowledge on HIV/AIDS was lower in children of migrant workers. After three months of peer-led intervention, compared with the control group, students in the intervention group positively increased their HIV/AIDS-related knowledge, modified their attitude and improved their protection self-efficacy. Compared with attitude, intervention was more effective in the improvement of knowledge and protection self-efficacy, especially knowledge. The findings suggest that peer-led education was an effective method in improving knowledge, attitude and protection self-efficacy in Chinese children of migrant workers. Heightened concerns targeting the group students were particularly necessary, given their lower level of related knowledge and vulnerability to HIV infection.

Author Keywords

China Adolescent Peer-led education Migrant workers HIV/AIDS

Index Keywords

evaluation China prospective study Chinese HIV Infections Human immunodeficiency virus infection human Longitudinal Studies controlled study priority journal migrant worker health program Humans attitude Adolescent male female self concept school Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice peer group Article infection prevention program evaluation health education Students Transients and Migrants acquired immune deficiency syndrome infection sensitivity
Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-75449083635&doi=10.1258%2fijsa.2009.008514&partnerID=40&md5=b655c168c1a2e644c65147c6757ecf9d
DOI: 10.1258/ijsa.2009.008514
ISSN: 09564624
Cited by: 15
Original Language: English