Myths, science and stories
Working with peer educators to counter HIV/Aids myths
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15456745 |
|---|---|
| Authors | David Dickinson (0009-0007-5981-9562, University of the Witwatersrand, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2011 |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue | sup1 |
| Pages | 335-344 |
| Publication date | 2011-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | African Journal of AIDS Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1608-5906 • E-ISSN: 1727-9445 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.2989/16085906.2011.637733 |
| PMID | 25865510 |
| OpenAlex | W2024453651 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 14 |
The failure to bring about widespread or effective behavioural change in response to South Africa's HIV epidemic requires that new forms of health communication be explored. This article reports on an action research project in which a group of workplace HIV/AIDS peer educators at a South African mining company recorded HIV/AIDS myths that they encountered, around which they then developed stories as an alternative response to repeating factual, scientific messages, which seem to have little effect on target populations. A total of 16 stories were developed during the project. Some of the peer educators appeared to be much better at using stories within their activities than others. In part, this was a reflection of the enthusiasm and abilities of individual peer educators. It was also observed that the stories were used to respond to situations that were sometimes quite different from the original stimulus for the story. The complex range of skills that allows an individual to introduce and effectively use a story in day-to-day conversation should not be underestimated. The article suggests that rather than repeating the project's focus on developing stories tailored to specific HIV/AIDS myths, a more effective approach could be to develop stories that support core messages for facilitating HIV prevention, testing and treatment
Conversation · Enthusiasm · Family medicine · Framing (construction · Health education · Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV · Mythology · Pedagogy · Peer education · Political science · Public health · Public relations · Sociology · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health · Communication · Community Health and Development · History · Medicine · Nursing · Psychology · Qualitative Research Methods and Applications · Social Psychology
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| Citations per year | 0.23 |
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| Citation span | 2013 - 2020 (8) |
| Highly cited | No |