
ERIC Number: EJ586894
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1998
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ISSN: ISSN-0741-2282
A Peer-Led AIDS Prevention Program for Students in an Alternative School.
O'Hara, Peggy; Messick, Barbara J.; Parris, Don; Fichtner, Ronald R.
Peer Facilitator Quarterly, v16 n1 p12-20 Fall 1998
Describes a peer-led sexually transmitted disease (STD)/human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) intervention for students in a dropout prevention program. Trained peer counselors/educators led schoolwide activities and classroom sessions. Teachers and students rated peer counselors' effectiveness. Pre- and postintervention surveys indicated an increase in students' STD/HIV awareness and discussion and an increase in condom use. (SM)
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Adolescents, Comprehensive School Health Education, Condoms, Health Promotion, Nontraditional Education, Peer Teaching, Program Evaluation, Secondary Education, Secondary School Students, Sex Education, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Student Participation
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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