Peer mentorship program on HIV/AIDS knowledge, beliefs, and prevention attitudes among orphaned adolescents: an evidence based practice
Peer mentorship program on HIV/AIDS knowledge, beliefs, and prevention attitudes among orphaned adolescents: an evidence based practice
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10.1080/17450128.2015.1115157
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2015-01-01
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1.1
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Nattabi, Jennifer
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Nabunya, Proscovia;Ssewamala, Fred M.;Nattabi, Jennifer
撒哈拉以南非洲的青少年和年轻人特别容易受到人体免疫缺陷病毒（艾滋病毒）和获得性免疫缺陷综合症（艾滋病）的感染。直接因艾滋病毒/艾滋病而成为孤儿的青少年感染艾滋病毒/艾滋病和其他性传播疾病的风险更高。然而，艾滋病毒知识和预防方案的经验证据有限，特别是那些旨在解决青少年艾滋病毒信息差距的方案。本研究评估了乌干达南部上学的孤儿青少年中，除了其他支持性服务外，提供的同伴指导计划对艾滋病毒/艾滋病知识、信念和预防态度的影响。我们利用来自未来研究的桥梁的数据，这是一项由国家儿童健康和人类发展研究所资助的为期5年的纵向随机实验研究。在1410名青少年参加了这项研究（平均年龄= 12.7在研究开始），其中855人参加了九届，基于课程的同伴指导计划。我们分析了基线和干预开始后12个月收集的数据。双变量和回归分析的结果表明，在控制社会经济特征的情况下，参加同伴指导计划的青少年比未参加者更有可能报告艾滋病毒/艾滋病知识得分增加（B = .86，95%CI = .47 - 1.3，p
Adolescents and young adults in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) are particularly vulnerable to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) infection. Adolescents orphaned as a direct result of HIV/AIDS are at an elevated risk of acquiring HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted infections. However, limited empirical evidence exists on HIV knowledge and prevention programs, especially those designed to address HIV information gaps among adolescents. This study evaluates the effect of a peer mentorship program provided in addition to other supportive services on HIV/AIDS knowledge, beliefs, and prevention attitudes, among school-going orphaned adolescents in southern Uganda. We utilize data from the Bridges to the Future Study, a 5-year longitudinal randomized experimental study funded by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development. Out of the 1410 adolescents enrolled in the study (average age = 12.7 at study initiation), 855 of them participated in a nine-session, curriculum based peer mentorship program. We analyzed data collected at baseline and 12-months post intervention initiation. The results from bivariate and regression analysis indicate that, controlling for socioeconomic characteristics, adolescents who participated in a peer mentorship program were more likely than non-participants to report increased scores on HIV/AIDS knowledge(b = .86, 95%CI = .47 - 1.3, p