HIV/AIDS RISK REDUCTION PROGRAM FOR BELIZEAN ADOLESCENTS

描述：(根据申请者摘要改编)伯利兹的艾滋病毒感染水平最高 中美洲的流行率。国家报告指出，28.5%的 感染艾滋病毒的人年龄在15岁到25岁之间。给定 伯利兹人口较少(222,000人)，伯利兹人比例较大 在24岁以下(%)，艾滋病毒病例的持续增加可能会对 对伯利兹的青少年人口产生了毁灭性的影响。 该项目的总体目标是促进减少艾滋病毒/艾滋病风险。 通过使用一种创新的方法来调查伯利兹的青少年行为 到目前为止还没有在这方面使用的同伴教育的概念 布景。伯利兹最近设立了一个同龄人教育方案。 伯利兹城40名青少年参加了为期四天的艾滋病毒/艾滋病培训讲习班 成为青少年同伴教育者的认证。该项目名为PEP/伯利兹 (伯利兹的同伴教育计划)。在监测和评估之后， 伯利兹将成为全面艾滋病毒/艾滋病健康的重要组成部分 针对伯利兹青少年的教育和外展方案。确实有 本研究的三个具体目标。(1)监督同伴教育计划 通过使用定量和定性措施。(2)评估 PEP/伯利兹对知识、态度和知识变化的影响 性行为。(3)编写人保/伯利兹培训和参考手册。 这本手册将作为青少年进行教育的指导方针 会话。理论/概念模型被用来指导 干预方案和将被用来检查之间的关系 因变量和自变量。该概念框架利用 健康信念模型、社会学习理论和社会学习理论中的概念 影响模型。 对同伴教育计划的影响评估将通过使用 准实验、非等价对照组设计。以确保平等的 每种类型的青年群体在实验和对照中的代表性 小组，参与研究的12个组织将在 组织类型、年龄、性别和教育程度。 一系列的双变量分析将被用来检验 因变量和自变量(例如，卡方检验、t检验和 相关分析)。多变量分析技术，如Manova和 回归分析将用于检验多个变量之间的关系 因变量和自变量。

DESCRIPTION: (Adapted from Applicant's Abstract) Belize has the highest HIV prevalence rate in Central America. National reports state that 28.5% of the individuals infected with HIV are between the ages of 15 and 25. Given the small population size of Belize (222,000) and the large percentage of Belizeans under the age of 24 (64%), the continued increase of HIV cases could have a devastating impact on the adolescent population of Belize. The overall goal of this project is to promote HIV/AIDS risk reduction behaviors among adolescents in Belize by using an innovative approach to the concept of peer education that has not heretofore been utilized in this setting. A peer education program has recently been established in Belize. Forty teens in Belize City went through a four day HIV/AIDS training workshop to become certified as teen peer educators. This program is called PEP/BELIZE (Peer Education Program of Belize). Following monitoring and evaluation, PEP/BELIZE will become a vital part of a comprehensive HIV/AIDS health education and outreach program targeted to adolescents in Belize. There are three specific aims of this study. (1) To monitor the peer education program through the use of both quantitative and qualitative measures. (2) To evaluate the effects of PEP/BELIZE with respect to changes in knowledge, attitudes and sexual practices. (3) To develop a PEP/BELIZE training and reference manual. This manual will serve as a guideline for teens conducting the educational sessions. A theoretical/conceptual model was used to guide the development of the intervention program and will be used to examine the relationship between the dependent and independent variables. This conceptual framework utilizes concepts from The Health Belief Model, Social Learning Theory, and Social Influences Model. An impact evaluation of the peer education program will be conducted by using a quasi-experimental, nonequivalent control group design. To ensure an equal representation of each type of youth group in both the experimental and control groups, the twelve organizations participating in the study will be matched on type of organization, age, gender and educational level. A series of bivariate analyses will be used to test the association between the dependent and independent variables (e.g., chi-square tests, t-tests and correlational analyses). Multivariate analytical techniques, such as MANOVA and regression analysis will be used to test the relationships between multiple dependent and independent variables.