HIV prevention through drugs and sex education in junior high schools in Bandung West Java: the teachers' perspective.
OBJECTIVE
to explore the teacher perspective on needs (in terms of knowledge, skills and curriculum content), attitudes, beliefs and self-efficacy related to teaching and implementation of a reproductive health (RH)/drug education (DE) program at their own junior high school.


METHODS
one hundred and thirty-three teachers participated in a survey, from February to April 2009, measuring: socio demographic, behavioral intention, perceived behavior control, content knowledge, school climate, reproductive health knowledge and school drug education.


RESULTS
all teachers had a high intention to teach RH and DE, especially the younger RH teachers had a high intention to teach about teenage pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections. DE teachers had a high intention facts/effects of drugs, first-time drug use dealing with peer pressure. Perceived beliefs of teachers, parents, school management and perceived self-efficacy were strong predictors for the intention of RH teaching and DE.


CONCLUSIONS
the high intention of the RH and DE teacher offers a great opportunity to build and implement a DE and RH curriculum in junior high school. Before a curriculum is developed and implemented there is a need to assess and strengthen the teacher's skills and effectiveness in teaching RH and DE.
Hinduan
Zahrotur R
ZR
Faculty of Psychology, Padjajaran University. Jl. Dipati Ukur no. 35 Bandung, 40132, Indonesia. zahrotur_hinduan@yahoo.com
Riyanti
Eka
E
Tasya
Irma A
IA
Pohan
Mawar N
MN
Sumintardja
Elmira N
EN
Astuti
Sri R
SR
Jabar
Bambang A
BA
Pinxten
Lucas Wj
LW
Hospers
Harm J
HJ
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001290:Attitude; D005178:Faculty; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D007214:Indonesia; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012309:Risk-Taking; D012574:Schools; D012736:Sex Education; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000517:prevention & control*; D013663:Teaching; D055815:Young Adult