A model for HIV risk reduction and prevention among African American college students.
Training African American student leaders as peer educator-mentors to reach African American students in the traditional workshop setting as well as in informal, one-to-one occasions is an effective method of managing students' risks of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. The Ujima project, developed and implemented by Syracuse University Health Services, trained educator-mentors to provide first-year African American students with correct information about HIV risk reduction and how to build life skills associated with prevention that enhance self-esteem and provide ongoing social support on formal and informal occasions in a culturally sensitive manner. These strategies were successful in changing knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors necessary for HIV prevention among African American college students.
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School of Social Work, Syracuse University, New York.
D001741:Black or African American / Q000193:education*; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000208:ethnology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006266:Health Education / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D008019:Life Style; D008611:Mentors; D017145:Models, Educational; D017146:Models, Organizational; D009937:Organizational Objectives; D010379:Peer Group; D011322:Primary Prevention; D016730:Program Development; D015397:Program Evaluation; D012307:Risk Factors; D012649:Self Concept; D012944:Social Support; D013333:Student Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014495:Universities