Educative intervention in HIV/AIDS in teenagers of the Military School Camilo Cienfuegos. Matanzas. 2008

Abstract

HIV/AIDS is, currently, a serious problem around the world. Teenagers are one of the most vulnerable risk groups for this disease, and that is the reason of the interest in evaluating the influence of an educative intervention for developing knowledge and risk perception in 12 th grade students of the Military School Camilo Cienfuegos, of Matanzas, during the 2007-2008 school year. To reach the intended aim, we made an epidemiologic study, educative intervention type, using as methodology the pair education through the formation of facilitators, applying an initial test and another at the end of the investigation. For that we designed a program in four stages including: diagnosis, facilitator's selection, development and evaluation. As a result of the diagnosis, knowledge level and risk perception were considered deficient, beliefs did not show any variation and the attitudes showed that a high percent does not practice protected sex. This was the tool for the educative intervention, carried out through preparing facilitators and educating pairs among the same students. Finally, we assessed the results of the educative intervention applying a new test. As result, we successfully increased the level of knowledge and the risk perception of the students. Although they did not reach the maximum level, there was a significant increase in those indexes. As recommendation we suggest applying this educative intervention in the work with the most affected groups in the province of Matanzas.