AEGiS-11IAC: Evaluation of an education intervention for specific populations in Mexico.

11th International AIDS Conference


Vancouver, British Columbia — July 7-12, 1996

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Evaluation of an education intervention for specific populations in Mexico.

Int Conf AIDS 1996 Jul 7-12; 11:484 (abstract no. Pub.D.1300)
Loya-Sepulveda M, Soto CC, Aguilar RF, Basanez AR, Bronfman PM; CONASIDA (National AIDS Council), Deleg. Tlalpan Mexico City, Mexico. Fax: (525) 528.4220.

OBJECTIVE: To design, apply and evaluate an educational intervention for specific populations. Method: An educational intervention was developed nationwide during six months using three videos addressed to teenagers, adult women and bisexual men. The intervention was carried out through regional workshops and was directed to educators from all over the country in charge of governmental and non governmental HIV/AIDS prevention programs. 176 educators participated in 7 regional workshops. This evaluation includes quantitative information (pre test and post test) and qualitative information (written records from the discussions and conclusions of the workshop).

RESULTS: Main findings were: 1. Educators privilege the strategy of giving general information about HIV/AIDS over other strategies. This work takes place principally in urban areas; is mainly directed to heterosexual population and is a response to institution's requests. 2. For teenagers, the need of giving information about sexuality with an integral focus stands out. 3. Educators consider that the socio-cultural factor is more important than biological or epidemiological factor in making women more vulnerable to the risk of acquiring HIV/AIDS. 4. Educators do not show a clear position or attitude about bisexual men.

CONCLUSIONS: In Mexico, educative prevention requires new conceptions and work methods with an integral focus in order to define more ambitious objectives with more varied techniques; to think and to act according to specific social groups and to move educator's work from institutions to community. Educational videos are useful tools only if the audience can relate them to real situations and real characters in order to promote debate and insight. Finally, knowledge on human sexuality, specifically homosexuality and bisexuality, is a basic need for educators to do a good work in their communities.

Keywords: AEGIS, Program Evaluation, Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome, Health Education, HIV Infections, Sex Education, Schools, Mexico, Human, Female, Male, Adult, Adolescence, education, nursing, methods, ICA11KWDaegis,programevaluation,acquiredimmunodeficiencysyndrome,healtheducation,hivinfections,sexeducation,schools,mexico,human,female,male,adult,adolescence,education,nursing,methods,ica11

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