Read Article 9, “A School-Based HIV/AIDS Prevention Program: Outcomes of Peer-Le

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Read Article 9, “A School-Based HIV/AIDS Prevention Program: Outcomes of Peer-Led versus Community Health Nurse-Led Interventions” in the Study Guide, and then answer the following questions: Did the experiment setup create the conditions intended? What conclusions do the experimenters draw about the relationships between the variables? Could the results be explained on the basis of confounded variables? Are the results trustworthy? Do the conclusions follow logically from the results? Were appropriate comparisons made? Are the operational definitions adequate? Do the researchers suggest practical explanations for the results? Do the researchers suggest implications of their research? Are their suggestions/cautions for future research adequate? Do the researchers suggest any theories as a result of their study? What has been omitted?

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Yes, the intended conditions were efficiently created. When evaluated it showed that there was a short term yet positive impact on the student. The knowledge and attitude of students increased. Students gained insight on HIV/AIDS prevention. Hence information about prevention of HIV/AIDS can be efficiently given by trained PEs. The conclusion will be that though there was an overall positive impact but there was not much difference in the attitudes and behavioral intentions between the subjects of the two intervention groups. The effect of PE-led intervention was more on key dimensions that may predict future condom use. The CHN led intervention however had a lesser impact overall. The age difference between the PEs and the students was around 2-3 years only. The smaller age difference is thought to be of benefit as this was a characteristic of some other successful interventions on HIV prevention as well. They were more effective as younger adolescents tend to attach high credibility to guidance of somewhat older individuals. The results are not exactly trustworthy due to several limitations. The %ge of students from outside Canada differed in all the 3 groups being studied. In this case the CHN group had the highest percentage of such groups.

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