Is peer education the best approach for HIV prevention in schools? Findings from a randomized controlled trial

Journal of Adolescent Health

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 508-516

  Borgia, Piero ^a   Marinacci, Chiara ^b   Schifano, Patrizia ^c   Perucci, Carlo A ^c  

^a Agency for Public Health   (Italy)

^b Epidemiology Unit   (Italy)

^c Department of Epidemiology Lazio Region ^*  (Italy)

Author keywords

Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome; Cluster randomization; Community intervention trial; Italy; Peer education; Randomized controlled trial

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONDOM; CONTRACEPTION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CURRICULUM; FEMALE; GROUP PSYCHOLOGY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HIGH SCHOOL; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; ITALY; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MALE; PEER REVIEW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY; SKILL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STUDENT; TEACHER;

ADOLESCENT; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; PEER GROUP; QUESTIONNAIRES; ROME; SCHOOLS; SEX EDUCATION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL CLASS;

EID: 19344377120     PISSN: 1054139X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2004.03.005     Document Type: Article

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