The modification, implementation, and evaluation of an HIV/AIDS education programme for students in year 10
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description: This research addresses the issue of HIVIAIDS education for Year 10 students. The purpose of this study was twofold: to provide baseline data on students’ knowledge, beliefs, and attitudes about HIV and AIDS (Phase 1), and to evaluate the effect of an education intervention on possible determinants of behaviour (Phase 2), Previous studies have Indicated that improved knowledge may influence risk-reducing behaviour. In addition, adolescents have numerous misconceptions about the cause and transmission of HIV. However, there has been no known assessment of AIDS knowledge, attitudes, beliefs, and behaviours of high school students in Western Australia. The study was guided by the Health Belief Model (HBM), which attempts to explain preventative health behaviour in terms of attitudes, values, and beliefs. Using a descriptive, quasi-experimental design, the study drew a non-random convenience sample of 269 students aged 14-15 years from two senior high schools in Perth, Western Australia. One school received the education intervention, and the other school was used as the control group. Phase 1: A questionnaire was administered to gather baseline data on AIDS knowledge, attitudes, perceived risk, and intention to change risk behaviours. Students were also asked to identify sources of HIV/AIDS information. Results revealed that students knew most about the prevention of HIV/AIDS, and least about its transmission. Understanding of the severity of the disease was poor, students reported high levels of fear, and varying degrees of willingness to practice risk-reducing behaviours. There was a significant relationship between knowledge of HIV/AIDS and perceived severity, perceived barriers, and perceived pressure. Schools, television and magazines were major sources of AIDS information. Phase 2: a pre-test was administered to both groups to gather data on existing AIDS knowledge, attitudes, perceived risk, and intention to change risk behaviours. The data gathered in Phase 1 a…
abstract: This research addresses the issue of HIVIAIDS education for Year 10 students. The purpose of this study was twofold: to provide baseline data on students’ knowledge, beliefs, and attitudes about HIV and AIDS (Phase 1), and to evaluate the effect of an education intervention on possible determinants of behaviour (Phase 2), Previous studies have Indicated that improved knowledge may influence risk-reducing behaviour. In addition, adolescents have numerous misconceptions about the cause and transmission of HIV. However, there has been no known assessment of AIDS knowledge, attitudes, beliefs, and behaviours of high school students in Western Australia. The study was guided by the Health Belief Model (HBM), which attempts to explain preventative health behaviour in terms of attitudes, values, and beliefs. Using a descriptive, quasi-experimental design, the study drew a non-random convenience sample of 269 students aged 14-15 years from two senior high schools in Perth, Western Australia. One school received the education intervention, and the other school was used as the control group. Phase 1: A questionnaire was administered to gather baseline data on AIDS knowledge, attitudes, perceived risk, and intention to change risk behaviours. Students were also asked to identify sources of HIV/AIDS information. Results revealed that students knew most about the prevention of HIV/AIDS, and least about its transmission. Understanding of the severity of the disease was poor, students reported high levels of fear, and varying degrees of willingness to practice risk-reducing behaviours. There was a significant relationship between knowledge of HIV/AIDS and perceived severity, perceived barriers, and perceived pressure. Schools, television and magazines were major sources of AIDS information. Phase 2: a pre-test was administered to both groups to gather data on existing AIDS knowledge, attitudes, perceived risk, and intention to change risk behaviours. The data gathered in Phase 1 a…
author: Hahnel, Paula
keywords: AIDS, Disease, Prevention, HIV infections, Study and teaching, Secondary, Medical Education
date published: 1996-01-01T08:00:00Z
date modified: 2026-07-27T19:21:48Z
provider: Edith Cowan University
publisher: Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations
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source organization: Edith Cowan University, Research Online, Perth, Western Australia