Utilising a WeChat intervention to improve HIV and Aids education among college students in China
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21323940 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Peijia Zha (0000-0003-4864-692X, Rutgers School of Nursing, Newark, NJ, USA), Ganga Mahat (0000-0002-6552-8223, Rutgers School of Nursing, Newark, NJ, USA), Rubab I Qureshi (0000-0001-5914-8606, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey), Rubab Qureshi (Rutgers School of Nursing, Newark, NJ, USA), Liang Zhao (0000-0002-7679-5087, Lanzhou University), Qu Shen (0000-0003-0166-1735, Xiamen University), Ying‐Yu Chao (0000-0003-2536-978X, Rutgers School of Nursing, Newark, NJ, USA), Ying-Yu Chao (Rutgers School of Nursing, Newark, NJ, USA), Yang Liu (0000-0003-1220-7044, Xiamen University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 80 |
| Issue | 8 |
| Pages | 1002-1013 |
| Publication date | 2021-12-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Health Education Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0017-8969 • E-ISSN: 1748-8176 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/00178969211023084 |
| OpenAlex | W3177922322 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 33 |
Objective: To evaluate a WeChat-based HIV and AIDS educational intervention to enhance knowledge, improve attitudes and reduce stigma among college students in China. Design: Randomised controlled trial. Setting: Public research university in China. Method: A total of 111 college students were randomly assigned to either an intervention group or a control group. Participants in the intervention group received an enhanced HIV and AIDS education course delivered via WeChat for 8 weeks. Independent-samples t-tests were used to analyse changes in HIV-related knowledge, attitudes and stigma. Results: Findings showed that both HIV- and AIDS-related knowledge ( p < .001) and attitudes ( p < .001) significantly changed in the intervention group. The intervention group also demonstrated lower stigma scores on ‘moral judgment’ ( p < .001), ‘personal stigma’ ( p = .01), ‘perceived community stigma’ ( p < .001) and the ‘total stigma scale’ ( p < .001). Conclusion: Results show that college students in China may benefit from a technology-based intervention which could potentially be integrated into routine HIV education for college students
China · Family medicine · Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) · Intervention (counseling) · Psychiatry · Randomized controlled trial · Social stigma · Stigma (botany) · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health · Clinical Psychology · HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk · HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions · Internal Medicine · Medicine · Psychology
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HIV/Aids Stigma
| Citations per year | 1 |
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| Citation span | 2024 - 2025 (2) |
| Highly cited | No |