Developed life skills in public primary schools to prevent VIH / ITS: 2005-2009 Pilot Project
Keywords:
HIV, adolescent health intervention in primary schools.Abstract
This paper evaluates the effectiveness of an educational intervention in schoolchildren 8-13 years of age of four primary-level public schools in preventing HIV / STI, held in Tampico, Tamaulipas, from 2005 to 2009. It was carried out a study quasi-experimental, forming two groups: an intervention and a control, were monitored to students of the 4th. degree and continued research at the 5th. and 6th. grade. Educational participation was made by the same pre-school teachers trained. Educationalmaterials were developed for them previously validated. Results were measured during the three years of intervention. At the end of the third year of research the intervention group showed better levels of knowledge and attitudes in life skills that allow you to prevent HIV / STDs than the control group, these differences were statistically significant (T test and Chi 2 p <0.05) in: personal knowledge of rules, consequences of having sex, like say a NO clear to protect its rules and knowledge of HIV. Educational material applied to develop skills in preventing STI / HIV is effective in schoolchildren 8-13 years of age.References
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