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Young citizens as health agents: use of drama in promoting community efficacy for HIV/AIDS.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  18172136     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
A community-based cluster randomized control trial in a medium-sized municipality in Tanzania was designed to increase local competence to control HIV/AIDS through actions initiated by children and adolescents aged 10 to 14 years. Representative groups from the 15 treatment communities reached mutual understanding about their objectives as health agents, prioritized their actions, and skillfully applied community drama ("skits") to impart knowledge about the social realities and the microbiology of HIV/AIDS. In independently conducted surveys of neighborhood residents, differences were found between adults who did and did not witness the skits in their beliefs about the efficacy of children as HIV/AIDS primary change agents.
Authors:
Norifumi Kamo; Mary Carlson; Robert T Brennan; Felton Earls
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Randomized Controlled Trial; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural     Date:  2008-01-02
Journal Detail:
Title:  American journal of public health     Volume:  98     ISSN:  1541-0048     ISO Abbreviation:  Am J Public Health     Publication Date:  2008 Feb 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2008-01-24     Completed Date:  2008-02-26     Revised Date:  2010-09-21    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  1254074     Medline TA:  Am J Public Health     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  201-4     Citation Subset:  AIM; IM    
Affiliation:
Harvard Medical School, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome* / diagnosis,  ethnology,  therapy,  transmission
Adolescent
Adolescent Behavior*
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Child
Child Behavior*
Drama*
Female
HIV Infections* / diagnosis,  ethnology,  therapy,  transmission
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Health Promotion
Humans
Leadership
Learning
Male
Middle Aged
Prejudice
Risk
Self Efficacy
Social Behavior
Social Conditions
Tanzania
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
R01 MH66806/MH/NIMH NIH HHS
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