Benefits of an educational program for journalists on media coverage of HIV/AIDS in developing countries.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

a) To assess the suitability of the curriculum content and didactical quality of information delivered to educate journalists in the J2J program in HIV/AIDS (process evaluation) and b) to explore the effects of such programs on journalists' reporting of HIV/AIDS related information (outcome evaluation).

Design

Descriptive study.

Methods

For the process evaluation, each J2J program curriculum was evaluated for accuracy and pertinence by individuals with high familiarity with HIV/AIDS research. For the outcome evaluation, a survey of J2J attendees and evaluations of the program lectures by attendees were performed in chronological order to determine their perception on usefulness of the program.

Results

Overall, the J2J curriculum is successful in provi

SUBMITTER: Martinez-Cajas JL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2580037 | biostudies-literature | 2008 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature