title: Promoting behavior change in Botswana: an assessment of the Peer Education HIV/AIDS Prevention Program at the workplace.
abstract: Botswana has the highest rate of HIV prevalence in the world and AIDS has now reached crisis proportions in the country. Among the initiatives implemented as a response, to promote sexual behavior change, is the Peer Education HIV/AIDS Prevention Program (PEHAPP) at the workplace. This paper assesses the impact and outcome of the PEHAPP. It concludes that the PEHAPP is having a measurable positive impact in the key areas of improving knowledge, attitudes, and practices related to risky sexual behavior which, in turn, should reduce the incidence of transmission of HIV/AIDS and other STDs over the long-term.
authors.affiliation: United Nations Economic Commission for Africa, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. khope@uneca.org
authors.forename: Kempe
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ronald Hope
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001521:Behavior Therapy; D001902:Botswana / Q000453:epidemiology; D003142:Communication; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006266:Health Education / Q000379:methods* / Q000458:organization & administration; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000379:methods* / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009786:Occupational Health Services; D010379:Peer Group; D015397:Program Evaluation; D012725:Sexual Behavior; D017132:Workplace