The effectiveness of a peer-led HIV/AIDS and STI Health Education Intervention for Prison Inmates in South Africa
| Autor: | Priscilla Reddy, Ronald L. Braithwaite, Bart van den Borne, Sibusiso Sifunda, Torrence Stephens, Robert A. C. Ruiter, Sibusisiwe Bhengu |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Work and Social Psychology, Gezondheidsvoorlichting, RS: FPN WSP II, RS: CAPHRI School for Public Health and Primary Care |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2008 |
| Předmět: |
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Male Sexually Transmitted Diseases Bacterial Program evaluation Health Knowledge Attitudes Practice medicine.medical_specialty Adolescent media_common.quotation_subject Psychological intervention HIV Infections Prison Social issues Peer Group South Africa Young Adult Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous) Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) mental disorders Humans Medicine Psychiatry Health Education media_common Unsafe Sex business.industry Prisoners Public health Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Middle Aged medicine.disease Case-Control Studies Health education business Risk Reduction Behavior Peer education |
| Zdroj: | Health Education & Behavior, 35(4), 494-508. SAGE Publications Inc. |
| ISSN: | 1090-1981 |
| Popis: | This article reports on the effectiveness of the first systematically developed health education intervention for the reduction of risky sexual behavior among soon-to-be-released prisoners in South Africa. Data from three out of four prisons are eligible for data analysis including 263 inmates. Using a nested experimental design, short-term evaluation while inmates were still in prison demonstrate that experimental groups showed higher knowledge of sexually transmitted infections and had a more positive intention to reduce risky behavior than the control group in two out of three prisons. Long-term assessment 3 to 6 months after release from prison indicates that experimental groups were more positive about sexual communication, self-efficacy, and intention. Groups educated by an HIV-negative educator perform marginally better than those in groups with an HIV-positive peer educator. It is argued that peer-led health education programs may be effective in reducing risky behavior amongst soon-to-be-released inmates. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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