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Direct linkEzika, Ejiofor A. – Health Education Journal, 2020
Objective: The objective of this study was to explore the impact of the use of case stories on promoting cardiovascular health (CVH) knowledge as well as determining the contextual application of CVH knowledge in an urban population in Nigeria. Design: Participatory action research. Setting: Urban setting in Nigeria. Method: Fifty participants…
Descriptors: Health Promotion, Urban Areas, Clergy, Public Health
Download full textBruce, Elizabeth R. – Education Policy Analysis Archives, 2018
The "Ministerial Commitment on Comprehensive Sexuality Education and Sexual and Reproductive Health Services for Adolescents and Young People in Eastern and Southern Africa" ("ESA"), or the ESA Commitment, was affirmed December 7, 2013, by 21 countries located across this region during the 17th International Conference on AIDS…
Descriptors: Sex Education, Health Services, Sexuality, Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS)
Koken, Juline A.; Naar-King, Sylvie; Umasa, Sanya; Parsons, Jeffrey T.; Saengcharnchai, Pichai; Phanuphak, Praphan; Rongkavilit, Chokechai – Health Education & Behavior, 2012
The provision of culturally relevant yet evidence-based interventions has become crucial to global HIV prevention and treatment efforts. In Thailand, where treatment for HIV has become widely available, medication adherence and risk behaviors remain an issue for Thai youth living with HIV. Previous research on motivational interviewing (MI) has…
Descriptors: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), Evidence, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Cultural Context
Francis, Dennis A. – International Journal of Educational Development, 2010
Sex education is the cornerstone on which most HIV/AIDS prevention programmes rest and since the adoption of Outcomes-Based Education (OBE), has become a compulsory part of the South African school curriculum through the Life Orientation learning area. However, while much focus has been on providing young people with accurate and frank information…
Descriptors: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), Outcome Based Education, Disease Control, Sex Education
Rouvier, Mariel; Campero, Lourdes; Walker, Dilys; Caballero, Marta – Sex Education: Sexuality, Society and Learning, 2011
Sexually transmitted infections and unplanned pregnancy among adolescents are important public health issues that can be tackled through the implementation of effective education strategies. Previous studies have documented the importance and effectiveness of parents as primary educators for their adolescents. A qualitative study based on grounded…
Descriptors: Grounded Theory, Contraception, Prevention, Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Kendrick, Maureen; Mutonyi, Harriet – Diaspora, Indigenous, and Minority Education, 2007
This article seeks to better understand the relation between local and traditional modes of communication and health literacy within the context of a rural West Nile community in Northern Uganda. Drawing on social semiotics (multimodality) and Bakhtin's notion of the carnival, the focus is on a group of women participating in a grassroots literacy…
Descriptors: Females, Public Health, Holistic Approach, Semiotics
Peer reviewedBelgrave, Faye Z.; Randolph, Suzanne M. – Journal of Black Psychology, 1993
Articles in this special issue are devoted to psychosocial aspects of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) prevention in the African-American community. The core assumption is that the values, beliefs, and world views of people of African descent must be understood for AIDS prevention to be effective. (SLD)
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Beliefs, Black Community, Blacks
Network of California Community Coll. Foundations, Rancho Cucamonga, CA. – 1993
Health concerns that refugees and immigrants might have are discussed in a culturally relevant and sensitive way, and information on sensitive topics, such as drugs, sexuality, and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) is provided so that refugee and immigrant parents can protect themselves as well as teach their children to protect…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Cultural Context, Curriculum, English (Second Language)
Kaljee, Linda M.; Genberg, Becky; Riel, Rosemary; Cole, Matthew; Tho, Le Huu; Thoa, Le Thi Kim; Stanton, Bonita; Li, Xiaoming; Minh, Tuong Tan – AIDS Education and Prevention, 2005
As of April 2003, 64,801 HIV cases have been documented in Vietnam (Policy Project 2003), 53.9% of which are among individuals 20-29 years of age. Although HIV education efforts have increased, there remains a need for proven effective programs. We present findings from a randomized-controlled effectiveness trial of an HIV prevention program for…
Descriptors: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), Intervention, Self Efficacy, Prevention
