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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Bibliographic Details
| Main Authors: |
Chirenda, Patience,
Wilson, David,
Dube, Noleen,
Mavikeni, Lucy |
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| Language: | English |
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| Published: |
World Bank, Washington, DC
1997-04
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| 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, |
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| 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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