Britton PO, Volkan K, Fetro JV, Kirby D; International Conference on AIDS.
Int Conf AIDS. 1990 Jun 20-23; 6: 269 (abstract no. S.C.722).
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OBJECTIVES: The "Teaching AIDS Training Project" is in its 3rd year as a special CDC-funded national training program. Using an experiential, interactive approach, trainers model learning activities that cover (1) facts, (2) feelings, (3) perceived risk and (4) skills for teachers and students. By June 1990, the project will have conducted 7 HIV/AIDS prevention education teacher and 5 trainer trainings for almost 800 educators from the states of TX, WY, ID, MT, NJ, WV, MN, NM, and AL. METHODS: Questionnaires were administered to the training participants before the training, at the end of each day of the training, and 4 to 7 months after the training. Questionnaires were also administered to the students of these teachers before and after they received the HIV/AIDS unit. RESULTS: The data demonstrated that: (1) the participants rated the training very highly (overall mean = 4.8 on a 1-5 scale); (2) participants' knowledge about HIV/AIDS and how to teach a unit on HIV/AIDS significantly improved; (3) 45% of the teachers subsequently taught a unit on HIV/AIDS; (4) participants reached an estimated 33,000 students in grades 4-12 the first term and expect to reach 85,500 the second term; (5) more than 80% of the units were taught in health education classes; and (6) the units significantly improved the knowledge and attitudes of the students. Additional data will be presented. CONCLUSION: The project had a major impact in nine states.
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Keywords:
- Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
- Adolescent
- Educational Status
- HIV Infections
- HIV Seropositivity
- Health Education
- Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
- Humans
- Knowledge
- Students
- Teaching
- education
- prevention & control
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UI: 102196562
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