title: Peer-led versus teacher-led AIDS education for female high-school students in Yazd, Islamic Republic of Iran.
abstract: Peer-led programmes on AIDS prevention have shown a good level of effectiveness when tested among high-risk populations. This study compared peer-led and teacher-led methods of education about HIV/AIDS among female high-school students in Yazd city, Islamic Republic of Iran. In 2009 students in 3 high schools were trained by their classmates (peer-led), by the research team (teacher-led) or had no education (controls); 180 students completed a specially designed questionnaire based on the health belief model, before and after the intervention. Post-intervention mean knowledge scores increased 2-fold in the peer-led group, and this was significantly higher than the increase in the teacher-led group scores (1.5-fold). Control group scores were unchanged. In the peer-led programme all of the components of the model were significantly improved whereas in the teacher-led programme, only perceived severity and perceived barriers scored significantly higher after the intervention.
authors: Faculty of Health, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Islamic Republic of Iran.
authors: M H
authors: MH
authors: Baghianimoghadam
authors: H
authors: H
authors: Forghani
authors: R
authors: R
authors: Zolghadr
authors: Z
authors: Z
authors: Rahaei
authors: P
authors: P
authors: Khani
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000523:psychology; D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior / Q000523:psychology*; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006266:Health Education / Q000379:methods; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D007492:Iran; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D010379:Peer Group; D021841:Safe Sex / Q000523:psychology; D012749:Sexually Transmitted Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology*; D055815:Young Adult