AIDS-Related Knowledge, Attitudes, Beliefs, and Behavioral Intentions of Adolescents in Trinidad: A Pilot Study

Modeste, Naomi N.; Francis, C; Matshazi, Dumiso G. M.

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“…While information about the seriousness of HIV is not readily available for the adolescent population, adolescents are not usually worried that they may contract HIV [25,26,29]. Both groups in our study had high perceived susceptibility for contracting HIV, with the intervention group viewing themselves as more susceptible to the disease than the comparison group.…”

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“…Another study conducted among young people in Guyana between the ages of 12-20 years in which 95.6% of the respondents also knew that HIV can be transmitted by having sexual intercourse with someone who is HIV positive [25]. In two earlier studies conducted in Trinidad and Nigeria among secondary school students 100% and 83.3% of the respective secondary schools knew that AIDS was transmitted by sexual contact [26,27].…”

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The Effect of HIV/AIDS Education on Adolescents in Trinidad and Tobago

Jones

Modeste

Marshak

et al. 2013

ISRN Infectious Diseases

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Objective. is study was conducted to determine the effectiveness of an HIV/AIDS educational intervention on adolescents' knowledge about and perceptions of susceptibility and severity of HIV/AIDS. We also examined whether providing information about assertiveness skills led to an intention to delay initiation of sexual activity. Methods. A quasi-experimental design was used to conduct this study among secondary school students in Trinidad and Tobago. e �ve constructs of the Health Belief Model were used to design and test the impact of the educational lessons for the intervention group while the comparison group watched one educational video about HIV over four sessions. A total of 196 secondary school students (from nine schools) between the ages of 11 and 18 years participated in the study, 92 in the intervention group and 104 in the comparison group. Results. ose in the comparison group had higher knowledge scores at posttest than the intervention group, controlling for pretest knowledge ( ), but those in the intervention group were more likely to plan to delay sexual initiation ( ). Conclusions. While knowledge scores increased for both groups, intention to delay sexual intercourse was only seen among the intervention group and within the younger age groups.

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The Effect of HIV/AIDS Education on Adolescents in Trinidad and Tobago

Jones

Modeste

Marshak

et al. 2013

ISRN Infectious Diseases

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“…Many perceived low vulnerability to STIs and view their partners as trustworthy, which correspond to the perceived susceptibility construct of the HBM. Previous studies showed that adolescents’ perceived risks of STIs not only influence their intentions to use condoms, but are associated with abstaining from sexual intercourse [44]. The findings suggest that the design of communication messages to increase condom use should be guided by the perceived susceptibility construct of the HBM.…”

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Qualitative Inquiry into Premarital Sexual Behaviours and Contraceptive Use among Multiethnic Young Women: Implications for Education and Future Research

Wong

2012

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BackgroundThis study was a qualitative investigation into sexual attitudes and behaviours, and contraceptive use among Malaysian youth, based on constructs from the health belief model, theory of reasoned action, and problem behaviour theory.MethodsA total of 34 focus group discussions with 185 participants were conducted among the Malay (35%), Chinese (34%), and Indian (31%) young females between November, 2010 and April, 2011. The participants were secondary school students and university undergraduates from Selangor and the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur.ResultsThe study found a lack of knowledge about sexual issues and contraception among the participants. Many engaged in unprotected sexual intercourse and relied on periodic abstinence, natural methods, and traditional folk pregnancy preventive practices. The findings also revealed numerous categories of factors influencing sexual attitudes and behaviours: ethnic group and religion, level of religiosity, peer pressure and norms, and parental monitoring. With regard to condom use, factors such as embarrassment about condom acquisition, low perceived susceptibility to sexually transmitted infections (STIs), and perceived efficacy of traditional and folk methods of contraception, were uncovered from the discussions.ConclusionThis study underscores the importance of development of culturally specific interventions that address the identified promoting factors of premarital sex. Behavioral interventions to promote condom use should increase awareness about condom effectiveness against not only unwanted pregnancies but also STIs.

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Reducing discriminatory attitudes toward people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) in Hong Kong: An intervention study using an integrated knowledge-based PLWHA participation and cognitive approach

2005

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The present paper describes the development and evaluation of an intervention programme aiming to reduce adolescents' discriminatory attitudes toward people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA). The intervention programme integrates components of 'virtual interaction' with PLWHA (watching a documentary), knowledge enhancement and a simple cognitive exercise. To evaluate its effectiveness, the programme was implemented to about 600 form 3-4 (grade 9-10) students of three secondary schools in Hong Kong. Using a structured questionnaire, the level of discriminatory attitudes toward PLWHA, knowledge about HIV/AIDS and perceptions about PLWHA, etc. were measured before and after the implementation of the programme. A notable improvement on the level of acceptance of PLWHA and knowledge about HIV/AIDS was found after the implementation of the programme. Negative perceptions about PLWHA also reduced substantially. For instance, before the programme, over one-third (35.7%) of all respondents believed that the majority of PLWHA were promiscuous; the figure dropped to 15.8% after exposure to the programme (adjusted odds ratio = 0.35, p < 0.001). Further, some gender differences were observed. Female respondents tended to be less discriminatory toward PLWHA and responded more favourably to the programme than their male counterparts.

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AIDS-Related Knowledge, Attitudes, Beliefs, and Behavioral Intentions of Adolescents in Trinidad: A Pilot Study

Cited by 8 publications

References 10 publications

The Effect of HIV/AIDS Education on Adolescents in Trinidad and Tobago

The Effect of HIV/AIDS Education on Adolescents in Trinidad and Tobago

Qualitative Inquiry into Premarital Sexual Behaviours and Contraceptive Use among Multiethnic Young Women: Implications for Education and Future Research

Reducing discriminatory attitudes toward people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) in Hong Kong: An intervention study using an integrated knowledge-based PLWHA participation and cognitive approach

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