Comprehensive Elementary School AIDS Education
Research Method: Intervention Research
Principal Investigators: David J. Schonfeld, M.D., Yale University (PI), Jean J. Schensul, Ph.D. (Co-PI), Mary Schwab-Stone, M.D., Yale University (Co-PI)
Grant: Maternal and Child Health Bureau; The William T. Grant Foundation
Partners: Yale University School of Medicine, Yale University Child Study Center
Dates of Study: 1998-2003
The Comprehensive Elementary School AIDS Education project is testing the effectiveness of a comprehensive AIDS education curriculum in public elementary and middle schools in New Haven, CT. Based upon theories of social cognition and influence, the curriculum includes problem-solving and communication skills development, and peer-education. The project is centered at the Yale University School of Medicine; ICR staff are coordinating the process evaluation.
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