title: Early adolescent peer leader development in HIV prevention using youth-adult partnership with schools approach.
abstract: This article describes the development and evaluation of an HIV prevention program developed for early adolescents through participatory action research. The HIV prevention program included a curriculum that was delivered by trained younger youth leaders through a youth and adult partnership with 10 schools in Chiang Mai Province, Thailand. The curriculum used participatory learning experiences, "edutainment" approaches, and skills-building strategies for enhancing youth leaders' capacities. Results of the evaluation showed that the senior-junior peer education program was effective in leadership role preparation, in improving youth leaders' ability to share sexual and reproductive health knowledge, and in promoting positive attitudes toward themselves. Success also rested on the fact that adults took a critical role in providing the opportunities, assistance, and guidance so that young people could develop their leadership capacity in an atmosphere of trust and respect.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Nursing, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
authors.forename: Warunee
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Fongkaew
authors.forename: Kangwan
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Fongkaew
authors.forename: Prakin
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Suchaxaya
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001294:Attitude to Health / Q000208:ethnology; D003256:Community Participation; D003479:Curriculum; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000208:ethnology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006266:Health Education / Q000458:organization & administration*; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006302:Health Services Research; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D007857:Leadership; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research; D010379:Peer Group; D016730:Program Development; D015397:Program Evaluation; D000297:Psychology, Adolescent; D036301:Qualitative Research; D012572:School Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012649:Self Concept; D020377:Self Efficacy; D013785:Thailand / Q000453:epidemiology; D014838:Volunteers / Q000193:education* / Q000523:psychology