Document 0287
 DOCN  M9460287
 TI    Did an AIDS peer education program change first-year college students'
       behaviors?
 DT    9404
 AU    Richie ND; Getty A; Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton.
 SO    J Am Coll Health. 1994 Jan;42(4):163-5. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE
       MED/94179677
 AB    Students who have attended the AIDS peer education program (APEP) at
       Florida Atlantic University have consistently evaluated it in an
       overwhelmingly positive manner. This has inspired the university staff
       to move on to another issue of concern: Is attendance at such a peer
       education program associated with HIV-related changes in behavior? To
       answer this question, the authors surveyed a random sample of first-year
       students by mail at the beginning and end of the 1991/92 school year. In
       the interim, some students participated in an APEP and some did
       not--resulting in a before-after design. Those who attended an APEP
       reported they were more likely than nonattendees to engage in behaviors
       that were aimed at preventing HIV infection. The validity problems
       inherent in self-selecting attendance and in surveying by mail,
       especially in regard to causation versus association, lead us to attempt
       a face-to-face interview design in future evaluations. With stricter
       control over other potential intervening variables, we may be more
       likely to obtain data that relate change in behavior to the APEP.
 DE    Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/*PREVENTION & CONTROL  Adolescence
       Adult  Female  Florida  *Health Behavior  *Health Education  Human  *HIV
       Seropositivity  Male  *Peer Group  *Sex Behavior  *Students  United
       States  Universities  JOURNAL ARTICLE

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