Evaluation of HIV/AIDS prevention in South African schools.
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.
Visser
Maretha J
MJ
Department of Psychology, University of Pretoria, South Africa. mjvisser@postino.up.ac.za
Schoeman
Johan B
JB
Perold
Jan J
JJ
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