Peer education in HIV prevention: an evaluation in schools
Author(s) -
Koula Merakou,
Jenny Kourea-Kremastinou
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
european journal of public health
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.056
H-Index - 91
eISSN - 1464-360X
pISSN - 1101-1262
DOI - 10.1093/eurpub/cki162
Subject(s) - peer education , intervention (counseling) , psychological intervention , health education , peer group , test (biology) , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , condom , medicine , psychology , reproductive health , medical education , family medicine , nursing , public health , environmental health , social psychology , population , paleontology , syphilis , biology
In recent years a number of publications have come out about the peer education method used as a tool in HIV prevention for young people. Our survey aimed at testing the effectiveness of the peer education method in HIV prevention in high school settings through a pilot intervention.
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