Participatory Method Applied Research In The Health Education Of AIDS Prevention In High School

Objective:Background: AIDS has been widely distributed in more than 200 countries on five continents and regions. People face a serious global public health problem and highlight social issues. Health education is an effective way to prevent and control AIDS as there are neither AIDS drugs nor effective vaccine to prevent. As health education launched, it is taken seriously. Nowadays, there are many methods to value Health education. Various methods have advantages and disadvantages to be improved in the methodological. This study used participatory research methods to assess the effect of health education of Naxi inhabited Areas School to prevent AIDS. The purpose of people participation of target school is to highlight the effect of health education and to ensure the scientific and objective assessment, which also provides evidence for it can be targeted to launch the health education. As the focus of AIDS prevention, it will be guided from the know-how to the changes in attitudes and behavior. It is proposed that students have positive healthy lifestyle. The education for all-round development has also been advanced.Methods:Specifically interview to leadership, teachers and students of school including in-depth individual interview and focus group discussion, etc. After accessing to relevant documents and information, questionnaires based on the target population are used to Understand AIDS knowledge of teachers and students, the teacher training and effectiveness of AIDS prevention health education, and the school management's condition of AIDS prevention health education, and so on. Results:Participatory method as a health education effectiveness evaluation method for schools to prevent AIDS has certain advantage. Participatory method can contribute to experience summary, question finding, plan regulation and need of target population in accordance with project activities, at the same time absorbance of target population participation all the time. In the practical application, it requires a reasonable application of the participatory method and selects appropriate tools. The key to the success of participatory method lies in users' attitudes and behavior.Proposals:According to the participatory evaluation results of high schools' AIDS prevention health education program, the development strategy on AIDS prevention health education has been proposed. It suggests that on the purpose of changing the AIDS prevention health behavior, the related departments should make a point of the effectiveness of prevention; Moreover, they should pay more attention to the evaluation and the evaluation methods. It must be pay a attention to the following issues when we applying the participatory method practically: firstly, its flexibility and creativity of using ;Secondly, noting empowerment awareness and gender consciousness, paying attention to the marginalized groups and vulnerable populations; thirdly, the assistant whose task is to assist, record and observe, should avoid any negative attitudes, interferences and seizing power.