| A Brief, Peer-Led HIV Prevention Program for College Students in Bangkok, Thailand. | |
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PMID: 23332197 Owner: NLM Status: In-Data-Review |
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STUDY OBJECTIVE: To test the effectiveness of a brief theory-based HIV prevention program led by peers among college students. DESIGN: A quasi-experimental research using a pretest-posttest nonequivalent control group design with 2-mo follow-up. SETTING: A university in Bangkok. PARTICIPANTS: For peer leaders, 70 undergrad students taking health sexuality course were invited to participate in the study. Then, a convenience sample of undergraduate students was recruited through peer leaders, 226 for experimental group and 209 for control group. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Information, motivation, behavioral skills, and AIDS/STIs preventive behaviors. RESULTS: The study revealed that a Brief, Peer-Led HIV Prevention Program significantly increased knowledge of preventive behaviors (β = 2.67, P < .000), motivated participants to have a better attitude toward preventive behaviors (β = -5.26, P < .000), better subjective norms (β = -1.54, P < .000), and greater intentions to practice preventive behavior (β = -1.38, P < .000). The program also significantly decreased perceived difficulty of AIDS/STIs preventive behaviors (β = 2.38, P < .000) and increased perceived effectiveness at AIDS/STIs preventive behavior (β = -3.03, P < .000). However, it did not significantly increase AIDS/STIs preventive behaviors (β = 2.13, P > .05). CONCLUSION: Findings of this study provide initial evidence as to how theoretical variables were operated to effectively increase knowledge, change motivation, and behavioral skills of AIDS/STIs preventive behavior among Thai college students. More research is needed to further test the effectiveness of the program on AIDS/STIs preventive behaviors among college students. |
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Ratsiri Thato; Joyce Penrose |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: Journal of pediatric and adolescent gynecology Volume: 26 ISSN: 1873-4332 ISO Abbreviation: J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol Publication Date: 2013 Feb |
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Created Date: 2013-01-21 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 9610774 Medline TA: J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 58-65 Citation Subset: IM |
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Copyright © 2013 North American Society for Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. |
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Faculty of Nursing Chulalongkorn University, Pathumwan, Bangkok, Thailand. Electronic address: ratsiri99@gmail.com. |
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