Peer education is an attractive tool for HIV prevention
because it makes use of existing social processes and actively
involves young people in the intervention. However,
given the observed limited effectiveness, it might
be necessary to re-evaluate the role of peer educators.
First, program planners must set realistic expectations
for peer education. Peer education based on information
sharing only, will never on its own change sexual behavior
to a sufficiently large extent. It can however be valuable
in creating a less-stigmatizing climate around
sexuality and in breaking taboos. Second, while peer
educators are now the centre of the intervention,
informing - counseling and advising fellow students -
this role needs to be redefined. Peer educators could be
deployed as focal points: beside spreading information
on HIV through theatre, songs and discussions, they
should be the ones who are aware of key specialists and
services to which they can refer. Peer education should
not be a stand-alone intervention and should be embedded
in a larger strategy. Third, peer education interventions
Peer education is an attractive tool for HIV preventionbecause it makes use of existing social processes and activelyinvolves young people in the intervention. However,given the observed limited effectiveness, it mightbe necessary to re-evaluate the role of peer educators.First, program planners must set realistic expectationsfor peer education. Peer education based on informationsharing only, will never on its own change sexual behaviorto a sufficiently large extent. It can however be valuablein creating a less-stigmatizing climate aroundsexuality and in breaking taboos. Second, while peereducators are now the centre of the intervention,informing - counseling and advising fellow students -this role needs to be redefined. Peer educators could bedeployed as focal points: beside spreading informationon HIV through theatre, songs and discussions, theyshould be the ones who are aware of key specialists andservices to which they can refer. Peer education shouldnot be a stand-alone intervention and should be embeddedin a larger strategy. Third, peer education interventions
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