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Impact of health education program on knowledge about AIDS and HIV transmission in students of secondary schools in Buraidah City, Saudi Arabia: an exploratory study / Saleh, M.A.;Al Ghamdi, Y.S.;Al Yahia, O.A.;Shaqran, T.M.;Mosa, A.R.

Tác giả : Saleh, M.A.;Al Ghamdi, Y.S.;Al Yahia, O.A.;Shaqran, T.M.;Mosa, A.R.

Năm xuất bản : 1999

Chủ đề : 1. Attitude to Health. 2. Audiovisual Aids. 3. Educational Status. 4. Health Education. 5. Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice. 6. HIV Infections. 7. Program Evaluation. 8. School Health Services. 9. Students.

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1068-1075 Accurate information about acquired immunodeficiency syndrome [AIDS] and human immunodeficiency virus [HIV] is important for their prevention.This study is intended to assess knowledge on AIDS in students of secondary schools in Buraidah City and to measure the effect of a health education program on their knowledge about AIDS in general, modes of HIV transmission and the degree of their misperception about the transmission of the disease through casual contact. A well-designed health education program using personal communication and visual media techniques was conducted for 483 secondary school students in Buraidah secondary schools during the year 1997. Pre- and post-tests were done to examine their knowledge about AIDS.The results of this study pointed out that a health education program on AIDS for students of secondary schools greatly and significantly improved their scores on general knowledge on AIDS views on its transmission and misperception of AIDS [p < 0.01]. Continuous in-ice programs for secondary students are recommended

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