Young citizens as health agents: use of drama in promoting community efficacy for HIV/AIDS.

Publisher: American Public Health Association Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 1254074 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1541-0048 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 00900036 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Am J Public Health Subsets: MEDLINE

Publication: Washington, DC : American Public Health Association
Original Publication: New York [etc.]

Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome*/diagnosis ; Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome*/ethnology ; Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome*/therapy ; Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome*/transmission ; Adolescent Behavior* ; Child Behavior* ; Drama* ; HIV Infections*/diagnosis ; HIV Infections*/ethnology ; HIV Infections*/therapy ; HIV Infections*/transmission; Adolescent ; Adult ; Aged ; Aged, 80 and over ; Child ; Female ; Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice ; Health Promotion ; Humans ; Leadership ; Learning ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Prejudice ; Risk ; Self Efficacy ; Social Behavior ; Social Conditions ; Tanzania

A community-based cluster randomized control trial in a medium-sized municipality in Tanzania was designed to increase local competence to control HIV/AIDS through actions initiated by children and adolescents aged 10 to 14 years. Representative groups from the 15 treatment communities reached mutual understanding about their objectives as health agents, prioritized their actions, and skillfully applied community drama ("skits") to impart knowledge about the social realities and the microbiology of HIV/AIDS. In independently conducted surveys of neighborhood residents, differences were found between adults who did and did not witness the skits in their beliefs about the efficacy of children as HIV/AIDS primary change agents.

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R01 MH066806 United States MH NIMH NIH HHS; R01 MH66806 United States MH NIMH NIH HHS

Date Created: 20080104 Date Completed: 20080226 Latest Revision: 20181113

20221213

PMC2376901

10.2105/AJPH.2007.113704

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