AEGiS-06IAC: Plan of formal education about AIDS directed to young people in Costa Rica.

6th International AIDS Conference


San Francisco, California, USA — June 20-23, 1990

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Plan of formal education about AIDS directed to young people in Costa Rica.

Int Conf AIDS 1990 Jun 20-23; 6:340 (abstract no. Th.D.857)
Paniagua ME; National AIDS, Committee, Ministry of Health, San Jose, Costa Rica

OBJECTIVE: To develop and implement a plan of information and formal education of students (15-20 years) in Costa Rica.

METHODS: Capacitation and information in different levels of the formal education of professionals in the Ministry of Education as counselors, teachers and also parents and members of the community, through seminars, conferences and distribution of printed materials about AIDS. Incorporation of the information in the daily work with students.

RESULTS: The impact of the plan is measured by interviews and questionnaires directed to the students.

CONCLUSION: The formal education is an important instrument to give the knowledge and awareness the students need against AIDS.

Keywords: AEGIS, Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome, Students, Questionnaires, Teaching, Awareness, Costa Rica, ICA6KWDaegis,acquiredimmunodeficiencysyndrome,students,questionnaires,teaching,awareness,costarica,ica6

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