AEGiS-15IAC: Peer health practice: Sustainability of the movement.

15th International AIDS Conference


Bangkok, Thailand - July 11-16, 2004

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Peer health practice: Sustainability of the movement.

Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. C10112)

Igbanugo V
University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria

ISSUES: Peer Health Education has been used as a vehicle for HIV/AIDS/STIs prevention with in-school youths in Nigeria. Years of employing this strategy have shown that Peer Health Educators (PHEs) are capable of passing on a continuous flow of accurate HIV/AIDS/STIs information through Anti-AIDS Club activities. Recent evaluation however, show that Anti-AIDS activities in some schools have lost steam. These activities must be sustained or the ground covered will be lost to retrogression.

DESCRIPTION: Data for this paper was collected using interview of trainers, teachers, counselors and Anti-AIDS club members as well as observation of Anti-AIDS club activities by the investigator.

LESSONS LEARNED: Peer Health practice continues to provide an effective vehicle for HIV/AIDS/STIs education of youths if club activities can be sustained. Recommendation: Follow up by trainers must be an on-going process to update information and motivate club members so that club activities are sustained.

Keywords: AEGIS, Peer Group, Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome, Health Education, HIV Infections, Interpersonal Relations, Teaching, Schools, HIV Seropositivity, Evaluation Studies, Nigeria, education, organization & administration

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