TY - JOUR
T1 - HIV/AIDS knowledge and self-efficacy among Nepalese adolescents
T2 - a peer education program.
AU - Mahat, Ganga
AU - Scoloveno, Mary Ann
AU - Ayres, Cynthia
PY - 2011
Y1 - 2011
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
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U2 - 10.1891/1541-6577.25.4.271
DO - 10.1891/1541-6577.25.4.271
M3 - Article
C2 - 22329081
AN - SCOPUS:84857387073
SN - 1541-6577
VL - 25
SP - 271
EP - 283
JO - Research and Theory for Nursing Practice
JF - Research and Theory for Nursing Practice
IS - 4
ER -