Skinner D, Metcalf C A, Seager J R, de Swardt J S, Laubscher J A
Centre for Epidemiological Research in Southern Africa, Tygerberg.
AIDS Care. 1991;3(3):317-29. doi: 10.1080/09540129108253079.
'Puppets Against AIDS' is a novel educational medium being used to try to reduce the spread of HIV infection in South Africa. It involves the use of street theatre employing two-metre-high puppets who act out a story of how one person, who is infected with HIV, passes it onto a series of other people until he eventually dies. The puppet show was evaluated in two phases. The first involved a content analysis of a video recording of the show by a multidisciplinary group, according to a set of criteria for appropriate education on HIV infection. This show was found to be professional and comprehensive in terms of the educational messages provided. Some suggestions were made for improvements. The second phase was a before and after study of the impact on the audience at a series of live shows. The show made a significant contribution to knowledge and intended behaviour in the short term. Overall it was felt that the show does make a valuable contribution, but could be made more effective if incorporated into existing community-based education programmes on HIV infection.
“木偶抗击艾滋病”是一种新型教育媒介，正被用于尝试减少南非艾滋病毒感染的传播。它涉及使用街头戏剧，剧中有两米高的木偶，演绎一个感染艾滋病毒的人如何将病毒传染给一系列其他人，直到最终死亡的故事。木偶剧分两个阶段进行评估。第一阶段是由一个多学科小组根据一套关于艾滋病毒感染适当教育的标准，对该剧的录像进行内容分析。结果发现，就所提供的教育信息而言，该剧专业且全面。同时也提出了一些改进建议。第二阶段是对一系列现场演出对观众的影响进行前后对比研究。该剧在短期内对知识和预期行为产生了重大影响。总体而言，人们认为该剧确实做出了宝贵贡献，但如果纳入现有的基于社区的艾滋病毒感染教育项目，可能会更有效。
