| Learning Objective #1: Share community empowerment strategies for alleviating problems among HIV infected cases in Thailand | |||
| Learning Objective #2: Acquire perspectives regarding nursing project, research and leadership presented by convention participants |
Using quasi-experimental research with one group pre-test post-test design, the study objectives were to study perception, attitude and behavior on AIDS problem of community members and community leaders; evaluate the effects of community empowerment program on perception, attitude and behavior on AIDS problem of those two groups, and the community participation for AIDS-related problem. Thatarn subdistrict was purposively-selected with criteria of continued-increasing rate of HIV infection and no community involvement in solving this problem. Three groups of study sample were thirty-six volunteer community leaders from 7 villages of Thatarn who were representatives of significant groups in community, sixty community members from sampling households in 2 sampling villages, and four AIDS infected family in those villages. The 3 days-workshop of community empowerment for community leaders was developed based on the concept participatory learning, focus on learning and sharing about AIDS problem; increasing of team building, communication, problem solving and AIDS prevention skills; understanding and caring of AIDS infected cases; participatory planning; and AIDS hospice site visiting. Quantitative and qualitative data were collected using questionnaires, workshop evaluation form, program follow up and evaluation forms, and guideline for AIDS infected families in-depth interviewing. The study results were as follows, (1) community members' perception on AIDS problem were at a moderate level while their positive attitude and behavior were at a high level, but these three variables of the community leaders were at a high level both at pre and post program launching, (2) when compared these variables between pre and post program launching in each groups, significant difference (p<.001) was found only on perception and behavior in the community leaders group, (3) after the workshop, the community leaders organized various AIDS education activities as well as visited and supported 4 disclose AIDS infected families, and Thatarn AIDS Prevention Club was initiated.
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