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Direct linkSzucs, Leigh E.; Demissie, Zewditu; Steiner, Riley J.; Brener, Nancy D.; Lindberg, Laura; Young, Emily; Rasberry, Catherine N. – Health Education Research, 2023
Information about state and local education policies regarding sexually transmitted infections, including human immunodeficiency virus, and unintended pregnancy prevention is available, yet less is known about school-level implementation of such policies. We examine trends in the percentage of US secondary schools teaching sexual and reproductive…
Descriptors: Secondary Schools, Sex Education, Required Courses, Educational Trends
Atwood, Katharine A.; Kennedy, Stephen B.; Shamblen, Steve; Tegli, Jemee; Garber, Salome; Fahnbulleh, Pearl W.; Korvah, Prince M.; Kolubah, Moses; Mulbah-Kamara, Comfort; Fulton, Shannon – AIDS Education and Prevention, 2012
This paper presents findings of a feasibility study to adapt and evaluate the impact of an evidence-based HIV prevention intervention on sexual risk behaviors of in-school 6th grade youth in post-conflict Liberia (n = 812). The study used an attention-matched, group randomized controlled trial. Four matched pairs of elementary/middle schools in…
Descriptors: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), Intervention, Feasibility Studies, Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Escobar-Chaves, Soledad Liliana; Shegog, Ross; Moscoso-Alvarez, Margarita R.; Markham, Christine; Tortolero-Luna, Guillermo; Peskin, Melissa; Tortolero, Susan – Journal of School Health, 2011
Background: To assess the need for cultural tailoring of an effective sexual health middle school curriculum, "It's Your Game: Keep It Real" (IYG), prior to implementation in Puerto Rican (PR) middle schools. Methods: Seventy-three seventh-grade bilingual students participated in IYG curriculum activities (both group-based and…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), Bilingual Students, Middle Schools
Peer reviewedWolff, Wendy J.; Schoeberlein, Deborah R. – Journal of School Health, 1999
A nationwide survey of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) project directors for state and local education agencies examined the status of middle school HIV/STD (sexually transmitted disease) programs. Results indicated that instruction about HIV prevention tended to decline after seventh grade. The decrease related to lack of opportunities for an…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Comprehensive School Health Education, Early Adolescents, Middle Schools
Marged, Judith M. – 1989
This practicum was designed to increase the knowledge and awareness about sex and drugs of middle school students. The primary goal was to provide current information to the students about pregnancy, sexually transmitted diseases, and adolescent drug abuse. A second objective was to provoke the students into thinking and acting as responsible…
Descriptors: Alcohol Education, Drug Abuse, Drug Education, Intermediate Grades
Download full textRutt, Dan – 1996
This study, commissioned by the Lucas County (Ohio) Health Department, was designed to assess parental beliefs and attitudes related to HIV/AIDS prevention for youth, particularly in middle and high schools. In November 1996, 400 telephone interviews were completed with parents of middle/high school students in Lucas County. Names were randomly…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Adolescents, Disease Control, Health Education
North Carolina State Dept. of Public Instruction, Raleigh. Instructional Services. – 1987
This health education curriculum supplement is intended to provide middle school students with a basic core of factual instruction about acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS). The instruction is designed on a middle school level of comprehension to present enough selected facts, to demonstrate the logic behind and value of the primary means…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Behavior Change, Disease Control, Drug Abuse
Peer reviewedYarber, William L.; Torabi, Mohammad R. – Journal of Health Education, 1997
This study evaluated the efficacy of a theory-based school HIV/STD curriculum on eighth graders' HIV/STD-related attitudes and knowledge. Pretesting and posttesting of students who did and did not participate in the intervention indicated that the curriculum effectively improved HIV/STD-related attitudes but barely impacted knowledge. (SM)
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Comprehensive School Health Education, Intermediate Grades, Junior High School Students
Peer reviewedMoberg, D. Paul; Piper, Douglas L. – AIDS Education and Prevention, 1998
Examined middle school students' sexual-risk behavior, using data from the Healthy for Life project which was designed to positively affect students' health behaviors. Longitudinal data from self-report surveys of students in control, intervention, and intensive intervention programs indicated that the program was ineffective in reducing the rate…
Descriptors: Child Health, Comprehensive School Health Education, Health Behavior, Health Promotion
