Comparison of peer led and teacher led oral health educational program among students

Approaches to Sex Education: Peer-Led or Teacher-Led?

Comparison of peer-led versus professional-led training in basic life support for medical students

BACKGROUND The effect of peer-led training in basic life support (BLS) in the education of medical students has not been assessed. SUBJECTS AND METHODS This study was a randomized controlled trial with a blinded outcome assessor. A total of 74 fourth-year medical students at Ehime University School of Medicine, Japan were randomly assigned to BLS training conducted by either a senior medical ...

Peer-led versus teacher-led AIDS education for female high-school students in Yazd, Islamic Republic of Iran.

Peer-led programmes on AIDS prevention have shown a good level of effectiveness when tested among high-risk populations. This study compared peer-led and teacher-led methods of education about HIV/AIDS among female high-school students in Yazd city, Islamic Republic of Iran. In 2009 students in 3 high schools were trained by their classmates (peer-led), by the research team (teacher-led) or had...

A youth-led reproductive health program in a university setting

  Background: Reproductive health problems affect youths in all countries. There is an urgent need to enhance youths reproductive health services to provide a healthy life for this group. In this regard, the present study aimed to evaluate the Reproductive Health Peer Education Program based on the opinion of university students.   Methods :This interventional study was conducted in Qazvin Univ...

Can medical students teach? A near-peer-led teaching program for year 1 students.

The General Medical Council states that United Kingdom graduates must function effectively as educators. There is a growing body of evidence showing that medical students can be included as teachers within a medical curriculum. Our aim was to design and implement a near-peer-led teaching program in an undergraduate medical curriculum and assess its acceptability among year 1 students. Students ...