Essays about: "peer-education"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 6 essays containing the word peer-education.

  1. 1. Peer To Peer - ABC Behaviours And Life Skills For Positive Change In Uganda. A Time-Space Case Study Of The Impact Of Peer Education To HIV Prevention In Uganda

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi

    Author : Petter Forkstam; [2018]
    Keywords : Peer education; Stigma; Empowerment; ABC behaviours; Diffusion of innovations; Uganda; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The purpose of this case study was to explain the impact of peer education to promote behavioural change in a student community. The ABC behaviours to abstain, be faithful and use condom have been central and unique behavioural approach to reduce HIV infections in the 1990s in Uganda. READ MORE

  3. 2. Free Human Agency through Sport? Exploring the impact on agency among volunteer peer-educators in sport based HIV/AIDS prevention interventions in a disadvantaged urban area in South Africa

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUMID International Master programme in applied International Development and Management

    Author : Emanuel Raptis; [2015]
    Keywords : sport for development; peer-education; agency; self-esteem; self-efficacy; HIV AIDS; critical realism; South Africa; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : To this date, a growing body of scientific literature has emerged focusing on the effects of sport for development programs towards the intended primary beneficiaries. Less is known, however, about the effects on those individuals tasked with delivering those interventions in the field. READ MORE

  4. 3. Empowerment in the Lives of Peer Educators– A case study of a HIV/AIDS Sports-for-Development NGO in Lusaka, Zambia

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUMID International Master programme in applied International Development and Management

    Author : Maurice Klaehne; [2014]
    Keywords : youth development; HIV AIDS; empowerment; sport for development; public health; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The literature on sport for development has expanded greatly over the past decade due to recent development trends. In particular it has enjoyed success as a peer education based preventative health strategy for many HIV/AIDS affected African countries. READ MORE

  5. 4. Social Marketing : A way to reach and empower vulnerable people through prevention work against the spread of HIV/AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Infections in Ethiopia

    University essay from Institutionen för socialvetenskap

    Author : Matilda Johansson; [2012]
    Keywords : Ethiopia; Social Marketing; HIV AIDS; Sexually Transmitted Infections; STIs; Prevention work; Female sex workers; Condom use; Empowerment;

    Abstract : Millions of people in the world are infected by HIV/AIDS or/and other Sexually Transmitted Infections, STIs. Ethiopia is, with its population on almost 94 million people, one of the worst affected countries. READ MORE

  6. 5. "Where I come from cannot make me who I want to be” : A Minor Field Study in the townships of Cape Town

    University essay from Högskolan Väst/Institutionen för omvårdnad, hälsa och kultur

    Author : Mikael Andersson; Josefine Johansson; [2012]
    Keywords : Empowerment; Young adults; Peer education; Health Promotion; South Africa; empowerment; ungdomar; faddrar; hälsopromotion; Sydafrika;

    Abstract : Aims: The purpose of this thesis is to describe peer educators’ experiences from the training given to them by The Leadership South Programme. The aim is also to describe the participants’ perceived self-empowerment and perceptions about their own learning and experiences of being a peer educator. READ MORE