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The Plain Talk Planning Year: Mobilizing Communities To Change.
Kotloff, Lauren J.; And Others – 1995
In 1993 The Annie E. Casey Foundation made a substantial commitment to the goal of reducing adolescent pregnancy and sexually transmitted disease by investing in the design and development of the Plain Talk initiative. Plain Talk attempts to organize and mobilize community residents to change the attitudes and practices of adults, teenagers, and…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adults, Attitude Change, Community Involvement
Male Adolescents' View on Sexual Activity as Basis for the Development of Aids-Prevention Programmes.
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Steyn, Hester; Myburgh, Chris P.H.; Poggenpoel, Marie – Education, 2005
The world regards AIDS as the most disastrous health threat in the world. HIV/AIDS- related issues amongst adolescents were initially neglected due to the visible impact of this pandemic on babies and adults. Adolescents' behavior is however regarded as high-risk because of their involvement in sexual activities from a young age. The purpose of…
Descriptors: Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Research Design, Sexuality, Focus Groups
Productive Research Designs for Health Education Investigations.
Green, Lawrence W.; Gordon, Nancy P. – Health Education (Washington D.C.), 1982
The problem of productivity in evaluative research is addressed from three perspectives in health education. Two perspectives are scientific, while the third is practical and deals with the implementation of evaluative research. This third perspective is illustrated through an example of a health education program about sexually transmitted…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Evaluation Methods, Evaluative Thinking, Health Education
Evaluation of the Positive Prevention HIV/STD Curriculum
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LaChausse, Robert G. – American Journal of Health Education, 2006
This study evaluated the effectiveness of Positive Prevention, a theory-based, HIV/STD prevention education curriculum for high school youth. Three hundred fifty-three students participated in a longitudinal experimental design to determine the impact of the curriculum on HIV/AIDS knowledge, self-efficacy to abstain from sex, self-efficacy of…
Descriptors: Research Design, Self Efficacy, Prevention, Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Evaluation of an STD Education Media Campaign: A Control Construct Design.
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McKillip, Jack; Baldwin, Kimm – Evaluation Review, 1990
A multimedia sexually transmitted disease (STD) education campaign was evaluated for 8 weeks on a college campus. Subjects who were interviewed included 560 Southern Illinois University students. The program and evaluation covered condom use, moderate alcohol use, and regular exercise. Results indicate increased power for a control construct…
Descriptors: College Students, Drinking, Exercise, Higher Education
Evaluation of a School-Based Intervention for HIV/AIDS Prevention among Belizean Adolescents
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Kinsler, Janni; Sneed, Carl D.; Morisky, Donald E.; Ang, Alfonso – Health Education Research, 2004
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the impact of a cognitive-behavioral peer-facilitated school-based HIV/AIDS education program on knowledge, attitudes and behavior among primary and secondary students in Belize. Students (N = 150) were recruited from six schools in Belize City. A quasi-experimental research design was used to assess the…
Descriptors: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), Control Groups, Research Design, Intervention