Longitudinal study of a school based HIV/AIDS early prevention program for Mexican adolescents.
A quasi-experimental study is reported with four measurement occasions to evaluate longer-term effects of a life-skills and HIV/AIDS school-based prevention program. Trained teachers administered the program promoting precursors of safer sex behavior to 2064 Mexican high-school students at an age before most were sexually active. The variables included in the study (knowledge about HIV/AIDS prevention, attitudes towards use of condoms, subjective norms, intentions to use condoms and life skills as decision-making skills, partner communication and individual responsibility) have been reported as precursors of protective sexual behavior. The results demonstrate the stability of training effects and a positive impact on these precursors over 1 year of follow-up.
Givaudan
Martha
M
Instituto Mexicano de Investigación de Familia y Población, Insurgentes Mixcoac, Mexico. marthag@imifap.org.mx
Leenen
Iwin
I
Van de Vijver
Fons J R
FJ
Poortinga
Ype H
YH
Pick
Susan
S
D000293:Adolescent; D001294:Attitude to Health; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006266:Health Education; D006801:Humans; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D008800:Mexico; D015397:Program Evaluation; D012574:Schools; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D047568:Unsafe Sex