AN INTERVENTION TO MINIMIZE THE FREQUENCY OF DEVELOPMENT OF PEDIATRIC HIV AMONG AFRICAN AMERICAN AND LATINO 10-TO-12
YEAR OLD SUBJECTS IN NEW YORK CITY: A HEALTH EDUCATION APPROACH BASED CONCEPTUALLY ON THE HEALTH BELIEF MODEL AND BLOOM'S TAXONOMY OF THE EDUCATIONAL PROCESS
Most 10-to-12 year old individuals in the African American and Latino populations in New York City are not sexually active. Children in this age group in these populations, however, are sexually aware and interact with older students who are sexually active. The purpose and objectives of the teaching plan to minimize the frequency of development of pediatric HIV, therefore, will be to provide 10-to-12 year students with the knowledge and motivation to behave responsibly in relation to sexual activity during their teenage years.
Health Conceptual Framework: Health Belief Model
According to the Health Belief Model, the likelihood that someone will adopt (or continue to engage in) a health-protective behavior is primarily a function of two factors. First, the person must feel personally threatened by the disease. That is, he or she must feel personally susceptible to (or at risk for) a disease with serious or severe consequences. Second, the person must believe that the benefits of taking the preventive action outweigh the perceived barriers to (and/or costs of) taking that action. The costs and benefits of performing one behavior (such as always using a condom when engaging in vaginal sex with a regular partner) may be very different from those associated with performing another behavior (such as always using a condom for vaginal sex with an occasional partner). Components of the Health Belief Model include perceived susceptibility, perceived severity, perceived benefits and barriers, cues to action, and health motivation (Braun, K. L., & Conybeare, 1995).
Proposed Program Content, Cultural Appropriateness, Educational Concept, and Evaluation
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