Document 1185
 DOCN  M94A1185
 TI    Developing and implementing curricula to address HIV/AIDS in schools in
       12 Asian countries.
 DT    9412
 AU    Barthes AM; Baldo M; Bahri S; Jones JT; Chowdury S; UNESCO, Paris,
       France.
 SO    Int Conf AIDS. 1994 Aug 7-12;10(2):19 (abstract no. 367D). Unique
       Identifier : AIDSLINE ICA10/94371390
 AB    OBJECTIVE: To assist in the development and/or implementation of
       relevant national school curricula for the prevention of HIV/AIDS among
       young people in twelve Asian countries. METHOD: In January 1994 in New
       Delhi, UNESCO, in collaboration with WHO, conducted an Asian Planning
       Seminar on AIDS and Education within the School System. Over 50 persons
       from MOEs and MOHs participated in the seminar. Small group discussions
       between persons responsible for curriculum development were used to
       identify ways of developing relevant curricula for the prevention of
       AIDS. RESULTS: AIDS education promotes responsible behaviour that can
       prevent the transmission of HIV and other STDs. In order to be
       efficient, AIDS education should be integrated into an appropriate topic
       and should be provided before the onset of sexual activity and before
       school dropout age. DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS: The school system has an
       important role to play in education for the prevention of AIDS among
       young people, by promoting responsible behaviour that prevents the
       transmission of HIV. A curriculum dedicated to HIV/AIDS legitimizes and
       gives status and respectability to AIDS education. It is an important
       factor that encourages nation-wide provision of AIDS education to young
       people.
 DE    Adolescence  Asia  Child  *Curriculum  Health
       Education/ECONOMICS/*ORGANIZATION & ADMIN  Human  HIV
       Infections/*PREVENTION & CONTROL  International Cooperation  Sex
       Education/ECONOMICS/ORGANIZATION & ADMIN  Students/PSYCHOLOGY  United
       Nations  World Health Organization  MEETING ABSTRACT

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