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Title: | The Simalelo Peer Education Programme for HIV prevention: a qualitative process evaluation of a project in Zambia |
Author: | Molassiotis, Alexander |
Year: | 2004 |
Periodical: | African Journal of AIDS Research |
Volume: | 3 |
Issue: | 2 |
Pages: | 183-190 |
Language: | English |
Geographic term: | Zambia |
Subjects: | nonformal education AIDS |
External link: | https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.2989/16085900409490333 |
Abstract: | The Peer Education Project is a new programme run by local people in the villages and towns of two districts in southern Zambia under the auspices of a non-governmental organization (NGO), the Simalelo AIDS Peer Education Programme (SAPEP). The programme, which started at the end of 2002, aims at empowering local people with knowledge of HIV prevention. This is accomplished by mobilizing people with recreational activities. Anti-AIDS clubs are set up with a focus on specific activities. The present paper evaluates the programme in relation to changes in behaviour, the effects of the programme on the community and the dynamics of peer health promotion. It uses a qualitative methodology employing focus groups in order to collect and synthesize the perspectives of anti-AIDS club members and peer educators. Key findings indicate that the programme has an impact on participants' attitudes to HIV/AIDS as well as on lifestyle and behaviour, both in relation to sexual practices and cultural norms. Knowledge about HIV prevention is substantial and clear. Most importantly, the findings suggest that the success of the programme is related to the fact that it brings the community together to fight AIDS. Bibliogr., sum. [ASC Leiden abstract] |