Community-Based, Culturally Sensitive HIV/AIDS Education for Aboriginal Adolescents: Implications for Nursing Practice

Research is an essential component of effective, evidence-based nursing practice. Limited scientific data have been published on Canadian Aboriginals, and even less information is available on HIV prevention efforts aimed at Aboriginal youth. The need for more research on HIV and AIDS among Aborigin...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Journal of Transcultural Nursing
Main Authors: Majumdar, Basanti B., Chambers, Tracey L., Roberts, Jacqueline
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publications 2004
Subjects:
General Nursing
First Nations
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1043659603260015
http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/1043659603260015
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Summary:Research is an essential component of effective, evidence-based nursing practice. Limited scientific data have been published on Canadian Aboriginals, and even less information is available on HIV prevention efforts aimed at Aboriginal youth. The need for more research on HIV and AIDS among Aboriginals, and especially Aboriginal youth, is highlighted throughout the article as a means to improving prevention interventions for this vulnerable population. At the same time, insights gained from a culture-sensitive, HIV/AIDS educational program that targeted a group of Aboriginal adolescents from a local First Nations community in Ontario are discussed. Implications for future HIV/AIDS peer-based prevention efforts using the train-the-trainer technique are also considered.

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