The overall purpose of the assignment is to evaluate My Future is My Choice (MFMC), a
national peer education HIV prevention life skills programme in Namibia, and to provide …

This report, building on Swartz, Van Der Heijden, Makoae et al.,(2009), offers a contribution
towards understanding three important phenomena in South Africa: the widespread effect of …

The focus of this action research study was to facilitate a field generated process to develop
guidelines towards standards of practice for peer education. Peer education has been …

The aim of the project was to evaluate a peer education programme in Zambia run by local
people in relation to changes in behaviours, the effects of the programme on the community …

The failure to see HIV/AIDS in context has been rightly lamented. Although much work has
already been done to give us a clearer picture of the complex social correlates of AIDS …

This paper reports the process evaluation of a peer group intervention for human
immunodeficiency virus (HIV) prevention which had positive outcomes for three target …

In 2005, a survey was conducted among all the 27 high schools of Aden, which revealed low
levels of knowledge on major prevention measures, and a high level of stigma and …

Youth peer education (YPE) programs are a popular strategy for HIV prevention in sub-
Saharan Africa. However, research on the effectiveness of YPE programs is scarce and the …

Background HIV prevention knowledge levels are low in sub-Saharan Africa. In our efficacy
study, the Mzake ndi Mzake (Friend-to-Friend; hereafter Mzake) 6-session peer group …

Community health workers, or peer educators—by either name—have a vital role to play for
the achievement of the goal of a global health transformation and equity in health for all. This …