Cherie Amsale, Mitkie Getenet, Ismail Shabbir, Berhane Yemane
Medical Faculty, Department of Community Health, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Afr J Reprod Health. 2005 Apr;9(1):66-77.
This study was conducted to assess the perceived sufficiency and usefulness of HIV/AIDS information, education and communication (IEC) messages and materials as well as to identify preferences for IEC sources and methods. Data were collected using a self-administered questionnaire and focus group discussions. A total of 901 students in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, participated in the study. Over three quarters of the respondents believed in the usefulness of IEC. IEC materials were perceived to be useful in increasing knowledge about HIV/AIDS by 456 (51%), to influence attitude by 357 (40%) and to acquire safer sexual practices by 382 (42%) of the respondents. None of the information sources and messages available for high school students highly satisfied the sufficiency indicators. Even though no single information source was highly preferred, radio and television ranked top. Life skills training was the most desired intervention by the students. IEC on HIV/AIDS was able to acquaint students with the disease rather than equipping them with knowledge and skill needed in their daily life. Therefore, appropriate and mutually reinforcing IEC messages with emphasis on life skill training are recommended.
本研究旨在评估人们对艾滋病毒/艾滋病信息、教育和宣传（IEC）信息及材料的充足性和有用性的认知，并确定对IEC来源和方法的偏好。数据通过自行填写问卷和焦点小组讨论收集。埃塞俄比亚亚的斯亚贝巴共有901名学生参与了该研究。超过四分之三的受访者认为IEC有用。456名（51%）受访者认为IEC材料有助于增加对艾滋病毒/艾滋病的了解，357名（40%）受访者认为有助于影响态度，382名（42%）受访者认为有助于养成更安全的性行为习惯。可供高中生使用的信息来源和信息均未高度满足充足性指标。尽管没有单一的信息来源备受青睐，但广播和电视排名靠前。生活技能培训是学生最期望的干预措施。关于艾滋病毒/艾滋病的IEC能够让学生了解这种疾病，但未能让他们掌握日常生活所需的知识和技能。因此，建议提供适当且相互强化的IEC信息，并重点开展生活技能培训。
