Local perceptions of HIV risk and prevention in Southern Zambia

The HIV prevention strategies and programs that are widely promoted in sub-Saharan Africa in large part target HIV awareness and individual behavioral modification – conventionally through the ABC (Abstain, be Faithful and use Condoms) approach to prevention. Yet barriers remain to the successful im...

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Autores principales: Byron, Elizabeth, Gillespie, Stuart, Hamazakaza, Petan
Formato: Artículo preliminar
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: International Food Policy Research Institute 2006
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/160457
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Gillespie, Stuart
Hamazakaza, Petan
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description The HIV prevention strategies and programs that are widely promoted in sub-Saharan Africa in large part target HIV awareness and individual behavioral modification – conventionally through the ABC (Abstain, be Faithful and use Condoms) approach to prevention. Yet barriers remain to the successful implementation of such strategies at the individual-level. In order to implement effective policy and programs approaches to curb the AIDS epidemic, it is essential that greater consideration be given to the reality of what is happening on the ground in terms of risk behavior. Within the economic and social climate, this includes customs and tradition, gender norms of behavior, and levels and types of resource access and control. More focused attention is needed on how people actually behave or perceive the issues of susceptibility, risk and HIV spread, and what they are doing to avoid infection.
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spelling CGSpace1604572025-11-06T05:21:19Z Local perceptions of HIV risk and prevention in Southern Zambia Byron, Elizabeth Gillespie, Stuart Hamazakaza, Petan hiv/aids food security nutrition HIV impact The HIV prevention strategies and programs that are widely promoted in sub-Saharan Africa in large part target HIV awareness and individual behavioral modification – conventionally through the ABC (Abstain, be Faithful and use Condoms) approach to prevention. Yet barriers remain to the successful implementation of such strategies at the individual-level. In order to implement effective policy and programs approaches to curb the AIDS epidemic, it is essential that greater consideration be given to the reality of what is happening on the ground in terms of risk behavior. Within the economic and social climate, this includes customs and tradition, gender norms of behavior, and levels and types of resource access and control. More focused attention is needed on how people actually behave or perceive the issues of susceptibility, risk and HIV spread, and what they are doing to avoid infection. 2006 2024-11-21T09:50:50Z 2024-11-21T09:50:50Z Working Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/160457 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Byron, Elizabeth; Gillespie, Stuart; Hamazakaza, Petan. Local perceptions of HIV risk and prevention in Southern Zambia. RENEWAL Working Paper. International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://hdl.handle.net/10568/160457
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Gillespie, Stuart
Hamazakaza, Petan
Local perceptions of HIV risk and prevention in Southern Zambia
title Local perceptions of HIV risk and prevention in Southern Zambia
title_full Local perceptions of HIV risk and prevention in Southern Zambia
title_fullStr Local perceptions of HIV risk and prevention in Southern Zambia
title_full_unstemmed Local perceptions of HIV risk and prevention in Southern Zambia
title_short Local perceptions of HIV risk and prevention in Southern Zambia
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food security
nutrition
HIV
impact
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/160457
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