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- Title
Reducing the Risk of HIV/AIDS in African American College Students: An Exploratory Investigation of the Efficacy of a Peer Educator Approach.
- Authors
Calloway, Denyce S.; Long-White, Deneen N.; Corbin, Dennis E.
- Abstract
This study explores the impact of a peer-led HIV intervention, based on the health belief model and social cognitive theory of behavior change, on a sample of African American college students. Certified peer educators were trained by the researcher to implement the four-module HIV prevention intervention. Pre-/postassessments revealed that after the intervention, students were less embarrassed to put a condom on themselves or on their partner, were more likely to use a condom, and ask their sex partner if they had ever been tested for HIV. It was concluded that peer education, which focuses on susceptibility, severity, benefits, self-efficacy (components of the health belief model), skill building, and peer influence (social cognitive theory) is an effective strategy in reducing HIV risk behaviors among African American college students.
- Subjects
UNITED States; AIDS risk factors; HIV infection risk factors; BLACK people; COLLEGE students; CONFIDENCE intervals; PEER counseling; RESEARCH; T-test (Statistics); PRE-tests &; post-tests; DATA analysis software; HEALTH Belief Model; DESCRIPTIVE statistics
- Publication
Health Promotion Practice, 2014, Vol 15, Issue 2, p181
- ISSN
1524-8399
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/1524839913504757