title: Evaluation of HIV/AIDS prevention in South African schools.
abstract: This article reports on the implementation of a school-based HIV/AIDS and life-skills training program to prevent the spread of HIV/AIDS among the young people in secondary schools in South Africa. The implementation of the program was evaluated for a period of two years, using process and outcome evaluation and a systems approach to understand the higher-order feedback processes that obstructed the implementation and effectiveness of the intervention. Although HIV/AIDS is a medical condition, this article emphasizes that HIV/AIDS prevention is interrelated with the psychosocial context within the community. Interventions should therefore be conceptualized and implemented in terms of the various levels of interaction in the community.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of Pretoria, South Africa. mjvisser@postino.up.ac.za
authors.forename: Maretha J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Visser
authors.forename: Johan B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Schoeman
authors.forename: Jan J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Perold
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000517:prevention & control*; D000293:Adolescent; D005260:Female; D006679:HIV Seropositivity; D006266:Health Education / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006293:Health Promotion; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011314:Preventive Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012309:Risk-Taking; D012572:School Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012725:Sexual Behavior; D013019:South Africa