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The Effectiveness of a Sexual Reproductive Health School-Based HIV Prevention Program among Marginalized Communities in Three Different Ethnicities in Papua Island: A Quasi-Experimental Study

Version 1 : Received: 19 February 2024 / Approved: 19 February 2024 / Online: 22 February 2024 (11:52:30 CET)

How to cite: Susantie, N.G.; Senan, D.P.; Said, F.M.; Pamungkas, R.A.; Muturi, N.; Matualagi, A.; Talib, S.T.R. The Effectiveness of a Sexual Reproductive Health School-Based HIV Prevention Program among Marginalized Communities in Three Different Ethnicities in Papua Island: A Quasi-Experimental Study. Preprints 2024, 2024021312. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202402.1312.v1 Susantie, N.G.; Senan, D.P.; Said, F.M.; Pamungkas, R.A.; Muturi, N.; Matualagi, A.; Talib, S.T.R. The Effectiveness of a Sexual Reproductive Health School-Based HIV Prevention Program among Marginalized Communities in Three Different Ethnicities in Papua Island: A Quasi-Experimental Study. Preprints 2024, 2024021312. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202402.1312.v1

Abstract

The prevalence of HIV infections in the province of Papua is rising. The study aimed to examine the effect of a sexual reproductive health-based HIV prevention program on knowledge, subjective norms, and attitudes, as well as the behavior control of reproductive health and HIV prevention. A quasi-experimental study was applied in this study with an equivalent control group. The total of 289 students is divided into the experimental group (n = 134) and the control group (n = 155). The experimental group received the sexual reproductive health-based HIV prevention program. The control group received the routine program from the school. The results found a significant difference in knowledge, subjective norms and attitudes, and behavior control of reproductive health and HIV prevention among intervention groups before and after receiving the Sexual Reproductive Health School-Based HIV Prevention program (p-value

Keywords

sexual reproductive health, school-based program, HIV prevention, marginalized community, Papua ethnicity

Subject

Public Health and Healthcare, Nursing

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