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Direct linkLan, Chiao-Wen; Lightfoot, Alexandra; Gere, David; Taboada, Arianna; Meyer, Kristin; Harwood, Jessica; Milburn, Norweeta G. – American Journal of Sexuality Education, 2019
Theater-based approaches have been implemented globally as a health education and behavior change strategy for decades. Studies have shown that live theater performances can engage an audience and influence the knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors of audience members. Moreover, literature has shown that adolescents find theater-based interventions…
Descriptors: High School Students, Sex Education, Health Promotion, Peer Teaching
Borawski, Elaine A.; Tufts, Kimberly Adams; Trapl, Erika S.; Hayman, Laura L.; Yoder, Laura D.; Lovegreen, Loren D. – Journal of School Health, 2015
Background: We examined the differential impact of a well-established human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/sexually transmitted infections (STIs) curriculum, Be Proud! Be Responsible!, when taught by school nurses and health education classroom teachers within a high school curricula. Methods: Group-randomized intervention study of 1357 ninth and…
Descriptors: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), Communicable Diseases, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Curriculum
Jayawardene, Wasantha P.; Lohrmann, David K.; YoussefAgha, Ahmed H.; Nilwala, Dayani C. – Journal of School Health, 2011
Background: Dengue fever and dengue hemorrhagic fever (DF/DHF) are epidemic and endemic in tropical and subtropical countries including Sri Lanka. Numerous structural and community interventions have been shown to be effective in interrupting the life cycle of mosquitoes that transmit DF/DHF; however, these interventions are not always implemented…
Descriptors: Disease Control, Intervention, Prevention, Public Health
Lightfoot, Alexandra F.; Taboada, Arianna; Taggart, Tamara; Tran, Trang; Burtaine, Amy – Sex Education: Sexuality, Society and Learning, 2015
Adolescents are at increased risk of HIV and sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in the Southern states of the USA, where rates among youth are higher than in the rest of the nation. This paper reports on findings from a pilot study of an HIV prevention intervention that uses interactive theatre to educate young people about sexual health. The…
Descriptors: Adolescents, At Risk Persons, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS)
Download full textGoel, Sonu; Singh, Amarjeet – International Electronic Journal of Health Education, 2008
Knowledge about various illnesses and their management is not satisfactory among high school students especially in rural areas in India. Various incorrect practices and myths associated with illnesses and injuries still exit. Training and education about correct management of injuries and illnesses for students is a sound and logical investment.…
Descriptors: First Aid, Intervention, Injuries, Knowledge Level
Karnell, Aaron P.; Cupp, Pamela K.; Zimmerman, Rick S.; Feist-Price, Sonja; Bennie, Thola – AIDS Education and Prevention, 2006
The high prevalence of HIV among young people in African countries underscores a pressing need for effective prevention interventions. Adapting school-based prevention programs developed in the United States for use in African schools may present an alternative to the time-consuming process of developing home-grown programs. The researchers report…
Descriptors: Intervention, Self Efficacy, Prevention, Foreign Countries
James, Shamagonam; Reddy, Priscilla; Ruiter, Robert A. C.; McCauley, Ann; van den Borne, Bart – AIDS Education and Prevention, 2006
The evaluation of the Department of Educations' life skills program on HIV and AIDS prevention among Grade 9 students in 22 randomly allocated schools in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, showed only a significant increase in student knowledge about HIV/AIDS in the intervention group compared with the control group. No effects were found on safe sex…
Descriptors: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), Health Promotion, Communicable Diseases, Intervention
Westwood, Jo; Mullan, Barbara – Sex Education: Sexuality, Society and Learning, 2006
Objective: To assess the sexual health knowledge of secondary school pupils in order to ascertain whether the current government public health and education policies are having any impact on pupils' sexual health. Design: Results obtained from a questionnaire as part of a two-phase intervention study. Setting: Nineteen mixed-sex, state secondary…
Descriptors: Contraception, Intervention, Health Education, Sex Education
