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* Shanghai XinHua Hospital, Shanghai Children's Medical Center affiliated with Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Children's Environmental Health;
Department of Epidemiology, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Public Health, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
Correspondence to: Professor Hong Huang, Shanghai XinHua Hospital affiliated with Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, 1665 KongJiang Road, Shanghai 200092, People's Republic of China Email: hhong{at}shsmu.edu.cn
HIV/AIDS epidemic is crucial in China; however, few studies were performed on youths. This study was performed to examine the effectiveness of peer-led HIV prevention intervention on HIV-related knowledge, attitudes and behaviour intention in senior high-school students in San-ming, a medium-sized city in Fujian province. Three thousand and sixty-eight students completed self-administered questionnaires before and after intervention, of which 981 students (the intervention group) accepted peer-led HIV/AIDS prevention intervention and others (the control groups) continued the usual teacher-led health education curriculum. Significant increases were observed in the intervention group in HIV-related knowledge, in attitudes and in behaviour intention after intervention. The results of this research also indicated an inconsistent level of HIV/AIDS knowledge and attitude among students, with a significant gender, health education history and style difference in session delivery. More concerted efforts in HIV prevention are needed to improve young people's sexual health.
Key Words: HIV/AIDS peer education senior high student appraisal China
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