Evaluation of STD/HIV/Aids peer-education and danger
A local perspective
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19474841 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Hélène Laperrière (University of Ottawa), L''Heuillet Hélène (0000-0002-3928-1095, University of Ottawa, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2008 |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 1817-1824 |
| Publication date | 2008-12-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Ciência & Saúde Coletiva (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1413-8123 • E-ISSN: 1678-4561 |
| Publisher | FapUNIFESP (SciELO) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1590/s1413-81232008000600016 |
| PMID | 18833358 |
| OpenAlex | W2034657291 |
| SciELO | S1413-81232008000600016 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 12 |
An evaluation of peer-education projects with sex workers, men who have sex with men and marginalized adolescents, was introduced in a remote region of Brazil. The context of varied limits of predictability made it difficult to conduct inquiry. To go beyond available epidemiological surveys and questionnaires on sexual behavior, a self-evaluation aimed at increasing pragmatic knowledge about prevention in a challenging socio-political context. During five-months, a participatory-action research explored participant observation; individual and collective exchanges with users, peer-educators, coordinators, administrators, politicians and regional health professionals. Collective understanding of peer-education in prostitution zones underlines the reality of unforeseen social repercussions and confluence/divergence of multiple actors' perspectives. It identifies meaningful dimensions at a community-level, such as the collective history and dangerous working conditions. Nurses face complex struggles and negotiations over multiple actors in their practice. This study suggests that nurses have a role to play in the conceptualization of participatory evaluation. It also underlines the threats to their physical and social safety, which they might share with peer-educators
Citizen journalism · Collective action · Conceptualization · Geography · Health education · Negotiation · Participatory action research · Peer education · Political science · Politics · Public health · Public relations · Social science · Sociology · HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk · HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions · Medicine · Nursing · Psychology · Sex work and related issues
Values in Evaluation and Social Research
Pathologies of Power
Pathologies of Power
Fourth-Generation Evaluation
Pobreza e HIV/Aids
Political violence, ethnic conflict, and contemporary wars
Peer education, gender and the development of critical consciousness
Community participation in HIV prevention
From competition to community
Community empowerment paradigm drift and the primary prevention of HIV/Aids
The Application of Participatory Action-Research in Latin America
| Citations per year | 0.27 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2011 - 2019 (9) |
| Highly cited | No |