Peer education and behaviour change on HIV/Aids prevention in secondary schools in Rachuonyo district,Kenya:Prospects and policy.
Date
2014-10-21Author
Odundo, Paul A.
Kioko, Urbanus
Muriithi, Evanson M.
Odhiambo, Thomas
Mwanda, Samwel O.
Language
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Abstract- By the end of 2012, about 1.2 million Kenyans were living with the HIV virus; which is
expected to reach 1.8 million by 2015, mainly due to new infections, The age bracket 15-24 years
provided opportunity for interventions such as peer education to prevent new infections and save
· future generations from the scourge. The aim of this study was to determine the difference
· between peer education club members (beneficiaries) and non-members (non-beneficiaries) in
terms of behaviour change indicators, including abstinence, faithfulness to a partner, condom
.use and HIV testing. The study covered eight public secondary schools in Rachuonyo County,
where peer education clubs had been operational for two years. The static group comparison
·design was applied to guide the research process, and primary data sourced from 260
beneficiaries and 212 non-beneficiaries. Club membership and class registers were used to
develop sampling frames for beneficiaries and non-beneficiaries, respectively.
Sponsorhip
University of NairobiSubject
peer education and behaviour change on HIV/Aidsprevention in secondary schools in Rachuonyo district
prospects and policy
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