title: Exploring the HIV/AIDS-related knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors of university students in Botswana.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Because of the serious threat of HIV/AIDS to students at a university in Botswana, faculty instituted two interventions to change students' HIV/AIDS-related knowledge, attitudes, and behavior: (a) an HIV/AIDS course and (b) the Health and Wellness Centre. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the success of these interventions.
  
  
  METHODS
  A four-group comparison design was created for this study as a method for the qualitative formative evaluation. Data collection was done using the rapid assessment method, in which team interviews of 105 students at the university were conducted. The teams used descriptive, interpretive, and explanatory codes to create themes, which were compared to findings in the literature.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Although students indicated significant learning and attitude changes, no major changes in sexually risky behavior were reported.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Substantive, methodological, and theoretical implications are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Washington State University, Washington, USA.
authors.forename: Marie S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Brown
authors.forename: Miriam
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sebego
authors.forename: Keitshokile
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Mogobe
authors.forename: Esther
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ntsayagae
authors.forename: Motshedises
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sabone
authors.forename: Naomi
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Seboni
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001294:Attitude to Health / Q000208:ethnology; D001887:Boredom; D001902:Botswana / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000208:ethnology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008297:Male; D015402:Nursing Education Research; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research; D015397:Program Evaluation; D036301:Qualitative Research; D012309:Risk-Taking; D012736:Sex Education / Q000458:organization & administration*; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014495:Universities; D047568:Unsafe Sex / Q000208:ethnology / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D055815:Young Adult