Partnerships Against AIDS : A Southern African Experience in Changing Sexual Behavior

Partnerships Against AIDS : A Southern African Experience in Changing Sexual Behavior

Rates of HIV infection in Southern Africa are reaching levels yet to be reported elsewhere in the world. HIV prevalence rates exceed 30 percent among pregnant women attending urban and peri-urban facilities in Botswana, Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe. The highest prevalence rates of HIV infection 40 percent are among pregnant women at 24 and 25 years of age in Harare. Similar rates are believed to exist among military personnel. Like several other regions in the world, the vast majority of infected people in Southern Africa are infected as a result of their sexual behavior. Since sexuality is not easily discussed, changing sexual behavior at the individual level and norms at the community level requires substantial effort. Experience suggests however, that people do change their sexual behavior when empowered with the knowledge, skills and encouragement often provided in AIDS prevention programs.

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Main Authors: Chirenda, Patience, Wilson, David, Dube, Noleen, Mavikeni, Lucy
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 1997-04
Subjects:AIDS CONTROL, AIDS PREVENTION, AIDS PREVENTION ACTIVITIES, AIDS PREVENTION PROGRAMS, ALCOHOL, ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION, ALCOHOL USE, ANTENATAL SERVICES, ANTIBODIES, CASUAL SEX, CLINICS, COMMERCIAL SEX, COMMUNITY EDUCATION, CONDOM, CONDOM DISTRIBUTION, CONDOM USE, CONDOMS, DISEASE, EDUCATION ACTIVITIES, FEMALE, FEMALE SEX WORKERS, HEALTH EDUCATION, HEALTH SERVICES, HIV, HIV INFECTION, HIV TRANSMISSION, MALE CLIENTS, PEER EDUCATION, PEER EDUCATORS, PREGNANT WOMEN, PREVALENCE, PREVALENCE RATES, PUBLIC HEALTH, ROLE MODELS, SCHOOLS, SEROLOGY, SEX, SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, SEXUAL CULTURE, SEXUAL KNOWLEDGE, SEXUALITY, SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES, STD, STDS, STRESSES, SYPHILIS, UNPROTECTED SEX, VULNERABLE GROUPS,
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/1997/04/12862145/partnerships-against-aids-southern-african-experience-changing-sexual-behavior
https://hdl.handle.net/10986/9936
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Summary:Rates of HIV infection in Southern Africa are reaching levels yet to be reported elsewhere in the world. HIV prevalence rates exceed 30 percent among pregnant women attending urban and peri-urban facilities in Botswana, Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe. The highest prevalence rates of HIV infection 40 percent are among pregnant women at 24 and 25 years of age in Harare. Similar rates are believed to exist among military personnel. Like several other regions in the world, the vast majority of infected people in Southern Africa are infected as a result of their sexual behavior. Since sexuality is not easily discussed, changing sexual behavior at the individual level and norms at the community level requires substantial effort. Experience suggests however, that people do change their sexual behavior when empowered with the knowledge, skills and encouragement often provided in AIDS prevention programs.

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