Open AccessThe effects of a social-cognitive method based education on knowledge and attitudes intentions with respect to HIV transmition among school learners in Maragheh, Iran
Author(s) -
Behrooz Ali,
Shooka Esmaiili,
Riyahi Leila,
Esmaeil Mehraeen,
Maryam Foroughi
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
asian pacific journal of tropical disease
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.208
H-Index - 33
ISSN - 2222-1808
DOI - 10.1016/s2222-1808(14)60335-2
Subject(s) - cronbach's alpha , peer education , cognition , social cognitive theory , condom , intervention (counseling) , psychology , promotion (chess) , medicine , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , test (biology) , health education , clinical psychology , family medicine , social psychology , nursing , public health , psychiatry , psychometrics , paleontology , syphilis , politics , political science , law , biology
Objective: To evaluate a social-cognitive method based HIV/AIDS prevention education among\udstudents in high schools of a small city in Maragheh, Iran.\udMethods: The study was based on a pre-post-quasi experimental design; pre-experimental\udquestionnaires were administered among a total of 369 students chosen from 10 different high\udschools. We used a validated, self-administered questionnaire as the research instrument. The\udquestionnaires examined validly and reliably with Cronbach's alpha test (83%). Students were\udrandomly divided to the general physician intervention group and the specialist intervention\udgroup for gaining the social-cognitive method based HIV/AIDS prevention education. After two\udmonths, the post-experimental questionnaires were administered among the same students.\udResults: The mean score of educational pre-experimental questionnaires was 10.127 4, and the\udmean score of post-experimental questionnaires was 12.430 9. The difference was significant\ud(P<0.001 ). On the other hand, the attitude pre-experimental questionnaires mean score was\ud50.804 3, and the post-experimental questionnaires mean score was 51.744 6, the difference\udregarded to attitude was not significant (P>0.055).\udConclusions: Although the social-cognitive method based education was not associated with a\udchange in students ’ attitude about HIV/AIDS prevention, but was associated with higher knowledge\udin this regard. Peer group education, condom promotion and useful and productive life skills\udtaught by trained experts are needed to educate the high school students regarding the health\udconsequences of HIV/AIDS for having a significant effect on their attitude