The effects of peer education on STD and AIDS knowledge among prisoners in Mozambique. NLM AIDSLINE Important note: Information in this article was accurate in 1996. The state of the art may have changed since the publication date.

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The effects of peer education on STD and AIDS knowledge among prisoners in Mozambique.

Int J STD AIDS. 1996 Jan-Feb;7(1):51-4. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/96228427
Vaz RG; Gloyd S; Trindade R; National Institute of Health, Ministry of Health, Maputo,; Mozambique,

Abstract: The study was designed to evaluate the impact of education on AIDS knowledge among prison inmates in Maputo, Mozambique. A 6-month follow-up study was carried out in 1993 among 300 prisoners. A knowledge, attitudes, and practices questionnaire regarding AIDS and STD was administered to each subject as part of the intake medical examination and after an educational intervention provided by 30 prisoner 'activists'. A large proportion of prisoners had high risk behaviours (65% had 2 or more sexual partners per month and 39% had a history of STD) and low AIDS knowledge at incarceration. Statistically significant increases in knowledge occurred after the intervention. Prisoners with less formal education had a poorer performance on the initial questionnaire (43% vs 69% P < 0.00001) and had a greater improvement after the intervention (41% vs 24%, P < 0.00001). The results demonstrate that educational interventions involving peer health educators contribute positively to the acquisition of knowledge among prisoners.
Keywords: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/*PREVENTION & CONTROL Adolescence Adult Aged Educational Status Follow-Up Studies Health Education/*ORGANIZATION & ADMIN Human *Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice Middle Age Mozambique *Peer Group Prisoners/*EDUCATION/PSYCHOLOGY Program Evaluation Questionnaires Risk-Taking Sexually Transmitted Diseases/*PREVENTION & CONTROL Support, Non-U.S. Gov't JOURNAL ARTICLEKWDacquiredimmunodeficiencysyndrome/KWDprevention&controladolescenceadultagededucationalstatusfollow-upstudieshealtheducation/KWDorganization&adminhumanKWDknowledge,attitudes,practicemiddleagemozambiqueKWDpeergroupprisoners/KWDeducation/psychologyprogramevaluationquestionnairesrisk-takingsexuallytransmitteddiseases/KWDprevention&controlsupport,non-uKWDsKWDgov'tjournalarticle
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