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AIDS education is a field of health education concerned with structured learning processes related to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), including transmission, prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and associated health implications [1][2][3][4]. It consists of planned educational interventions, curricula, and communication activities in which information about HIV/AIDS, modes of transmission, risk factors, and protective behaviors is systematically presented and discussed with defined target groups, such as adolescents, students, and other populations identified as being at higher risk [1][2]. AIDS education is characterized by the provision of accurate biomedical and behavioral knowledge about HIV/AIDS, the correction of misconceptions, and the support of informed attitudes and decision-making related to sexual health, testing, and care [2][3]. Within health education, AIDS education is identified as a specific area of teaching and learning in which HIV/AIDS-related content is treated as a distinct focus, while remaining connected to broader topics in sexual and reproductive health, public health, and health promotion [1][2][3].

AIDS Infection Infectious Diseases Health Sciences

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  1. Lenny Krey; Veni Hadju; Mardiana Ahmad; Werna Nontji; Andi Nilawati Usman; Sri Rahmadayany; Module-Based Health Education On Adolescent Knowledge Of Hiv/Aids. J. Kebidanan Malahayati 2022, 8, 364-370. [CrossRef]
  2. Hemat Mostafa Amer; Sabah E. Nady; School based educational intervention to raise awareness of students about HIV/AIDS disease. J. Nurs. Educ. Pr 2019, 9, 10. [CrossRef]
  3. Audra St. John Walsh; Courtney Lynn; Katherine L. Wesley; Kimberly O’leary; Tiffany Chenneville. HIV Prevention and Intervention in the School Setting; Springer Nature: Durham, NC, United States, 2016; pp. 133-161. [CrossRef]
  4. Uche Lebechi Igbokwe; Chimaobi Samuel Ogbonna; Bernedeth Nkiruka Ezegbe; Ekwutosi Monica Nnadi; Chiedu Eseadi; Viewpoint on Family Life and HIV Education curriculum in Nigerian secondary schools. J. Int. Med Res. 2019, 48, 1. [CrossRef]
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