Effect of peer education on adolescent knowledge, attitude and practice among primary and middle school students in a district of Chongqing

JIN Feng; DIAO Hua; PU Yang; TANG Yinshuang; ZHANG Jinglin; WANG Hong.

doi:10.16835/j.cnki.1000-9817.2021.07.007

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JIN Feng, DIAO Hua, PU Yang, TANG Yinshuang, ZHANG Jinglin, WANG Hong.. Effect of peer education on adolescent knowledge, attitude and practice among primary and middle school students in a district of Chongqing[J]. CHINESE JOURNAL OF SCHOOL HEALTH, 2021, 42(7): 987-990. doi: 10.16835/j.cnki.1000-9817.2021.07.007

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JIN Feng, DIAO Hua, PU Yang, TANG Yinshuang, ZHANG Jinglin, WANG Hong.. Effect of peer education on adolescent knowledge, attitude and practice among primary and middle school students in a district of Chongqing[J]. CHINESE JOURNAL OF SCHOOL HEALTH, 2021, 42(7): 987-990. doi: 10.16835/j.cnki.1000-9817.2021.07.007

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JIN Feng, DIAO Hua, PU Yang, TANG Yinshuang, ZHANG Jinglin, WANG Hong.. Effect of peer education on adolescent knowledge, attitude and practice among primary and middle school students in a district of Chongqing[J]. CHINESE JOURNAL OF SCHOOL HEALTH, 2021, 42(7): 987-990. doi: 10.16835/j.cnki.1000-9817.2021.07.007

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Effect of peer education on adolescent knowledge, attitude and practice among primary and middle school students in a district of Chongqing

doi: 10.16835/j.cnki.1000-9817.2021.07.007

School of Public Health and Management, Research Center for Medicine and Social Development, Innovation Center for Social Risk Governance in Health, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing(400016), China

Received Date: 2020-10-10
Rev Recd Date: 2021-02-21

Available Online: 2021-07-23

Publish Date: 2021-07-25

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Objective To analyze the effect of the peer education intervention model on improving adolescent knowledge, attitudes, and behavior among primary and secondary school students, so as to provide a basis for exploring adolescent-based health education methods. Methods A group of students from grades 4-5 and 7-8 were selected from two primary schools and two middle schools in a district of Chongqing. The sample was divided into an intervention group (n=685) and a control group (n=821), and the intervention group received peer education for one year. Basic information related to the pre-and post-intervention, and data regarding knowledge, attitudes, and behavior were investigated using a basic situation questionnaire and an adolescent knowledge-attitudes-behavior questionnaire that were designed by the research group. Results The results obtained after the intervention showed that the scores of adolescent knowledge-attitudes-behavior and the total scores of the intervention group increased from (10.00±6.39) (39.19±5.79) (28.69±4.24) and (77.89±12.66) to (15.65±5.87) (42.06±5.95) (29.95±4.05) and (87.66±12.93), and the difference was statistically significant (P < 0.01). After the intervention, increasing of adolescent knowledge-attitudes-behavior and the total scores of the intervention group were (5.64±5.61) (2.87±6.72) (1.26±4.55) (9.77±11.91), respectively, which were higher than those of the control group. Except for adolescent behavior, increasing of other scores were statistically significant (t=-4.39, -2.40, -1.73, -4.09, P < 0.05). Conclusion Peer education shows certain effects on improving adolescent knowledge and positive attitudes, although similar effect on adolescent behavior needs further study.
- Puberty,
- Health knowledge, attitudes, practice,
- Intervention studies,
- Health education,
- Students

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