title: HIV/AIDS knowledge and self-efficacy among Nepalese adolescents: a peer education program.
abstract: The purposes of this study were to develop and test the effectiveness of an HIV/AIDS peer education program in improving Nepalese adolescents HIV/AIDS knowledge and self-efficacy in one of the schools in Nepal. A modified format of the program "Teens for AIDS Prevention" (TAP) was used in this study. A quasi-experimental design was used to test the effectiveness of the peer education program. A convenience sample of 121 ninth grade Nepalese students from an urban high school participated at baseline. The final paired sample included 118 students. The results demonstrated a significant positive relationship between HIV/AIDS knowledge and self-efficacy. Nepalese adolescents' HIV/AIDS knowledge and self-efficacy improved after the peer education intervention. Therefore, school personnel, health care providers, and government and nongovernment organizations should consider developing and implementing school-based HIV prevention programs such as the peer education program.
authors.affiliation: Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, College of Nursing, Newark, NJ 07102, USA. gmahat@rutgers.edu
authors.forename: Ganga
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Mahat
authors.forename: Mary Ann
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Scoloveno
authors.forename: Cynthia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ayres
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000517:prevention & control; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D009390:Nepal; D010379:Peer Group; D020377:Self Efficacy