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Abstract
A community intervention trial was undertaken in KwaZulu Natal, South Africa to evaluate the effectiveness of a high school drama-in-education programme. Seven pairs of secondary schools were randomized to receive either written information about HIV/AIDS or the drama programme. Questionnaire surveys of knowledge, attitude and behaviour were compared before and 6 months after the interventions. One thousand and eighty students participated in the first survey and 699 in the second. Improvements in knowledge (P=0.0002) and attitudes (P < 0.00001) about HIV/AIDS were demonstrated in pupils at schools receiving the drama programme when compared to pupils receiving written information alone. These changes were independent of age, gender, school or previous sexual experience. In schools receiving the drama programme, sexually active pupils reported an increase in condom use (P < 0.01). It is important to provide resources to sustain such programmes and to obtain stronger evidence of effect on behaviour by measuring changes in HIV incidence.Entities:
Keywords: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome--prevention and control; Adolescents; Africa; Africa South Of The Sahara; Age Factors; Communication; Comparative Studies; Demographic Factors; Developing Countries; Diseases; Education; English Speaking Africa; Health Education; Hiv Infections--prevention and control; Information Distribution; Organization And Administration; Population; Population Characteristics; Program Effectiveness; Program Evaluation; Programs; Research Methodology; Research Report; South Africa; Southern Africa; Students; Studies; Viral Diseases; Youth
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Year: 2000 PMID： 10678478 DOI： 10.1177/095646240001100207
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Int J STD AIDS ISSN： 0956-4624 Impact factor: 1.359