2009•Huanjing yu zhiye yixueRequires access
Effect Evaluation of Participatory Comprehensive Intervention of Health Education on AIDS Prevention among the Floating Workers at Their Native Place
Hongjie Zhang, MI Guangming, Yang Hong-ru, Li KeNing, Ye Hou
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Abstract
[Objective] To evaluate the effect of participatory comprehensive intervention of health education on acquired immune deficiency syndrome(AIDS)prevention among the floating workers at their native place.[Methods] Using community intervention study,questionnaire surveys on AIDS related knowledge and attitudes were conducted to floating workers in both experimental and control communities before and after the intervention.In each target group,total of 1 006 persons were surveyed before intervention and 1 010 persons were surveyed after the intervention.[Results] After intervention,in comprehensive intervention counties,the acquiring rate of AIDS related knowledge raised from 29.38% to 55.72%;and the rate of correct attitudes relating to AIDS raised from 43.38% to 57.41%,which were much higher than that of the control group(P 0.001).[Conclusion] It is an effective working model of participatory comprehensive intervention of health education on AIDS prevention at their native place among the peasants who are to go out for work.