Communication Methods For Hiv / Aids Prevention

When it came to differing views between western beliefs and the native point of view, one of the bigger problems was the conflict about contraception and stopping the spread of HIV and AIDS. Southern Africa, were the Dobe Ju’/hoansi subside, has one of the highest rates of HIV/AIDS in the world. “[T] he world U/N. figures for June 2000 show a seropositive rate among adults of 19.54 percent in Namibia, 19.94 percent in South Africa, and a staggering 35.8 percent in Botswana (Lee 2003: 190).” Because of the epidemic the life expectancy in the area has also drastically dropped. Western medical professionals have made clear to most communities that condoms are the most effective protection from HIV/AIDs. Because of this many western clinics and organizations in Africa distribute condoms to the local people. Regardless of the

HIV/AIDS has been responsible for one of the worst epidemics in history. In her book “The Invisible Cure” Helen Epstein details why Africa in particular was so devastated by the disease, which countries failed and which succeeded in the struggle to contain the virus, and why this happened. Epstein highlights a particular phenomenon, that first took place in Uganda, but which can be translated to many countries and situations, and which she calls “the invisible cure.”

In The Invisible Cure, Helen Epstein talks about why HIV/AIDS rate is so high in Africa compared to the rest of the world. Through the book, she gives us an account of the disease and the struggles that many health experts and ordinary Africans went through to understand this disease, and how different African countries approached the same problem differently. Through this paper, I will first address the different ways Uganda and Southern African countries, South Africa and Botswana in particular, dealt with this epidemic, and then explain how we can use what we have learned from these African countries to control outbreaks of communicable disease elsewhere around the world.

1.) Two reasons to decriminalize sex work are for human rights and to lower STI prevalence. Maxine Duggan shared her thoughts, stating that women should have basic human rights to have any job they want and that if she chooses to be a sex worker then that is her basic human right to be that. Another reason is that it will lower STIs. When FSWs and MSWs have to hide form the government, then there is little regulation of sexual safety which can cause the spread of STIs. But if there was regulation, then there can be laws that protect the sex worker and the client from various forms of STIs.

If sex work is not going to disappear anytime soon, anyone who cares about the health and safety of sex workers – not to mention their rights – should support moves to make it a fully legal industry. That is what most sex workers want as well.

Although I understand the perspective of the critics, I do not believe criminalization of purchasing sex would further put women at risk. The risk will continue to exist with or without the laws in place. In places where sex work has been completely decriminalized, there are many regulations in place. These regulations are necessary and are in place to protect the workers. Sex workers are not allowed to freely sell sex on the streets; rather the transactions must be made in specific places and under specific conditions. These conditions are not ideal for every “john” or sex worker therefore the underworld of purchasing sex will continue to exist. There will still be individuals seeking to have sexual encounters outside of regulations of age requirements, condom usage, location, and security.

1. Comment on the Brazilian and Indian governments’ strategies for the prevention of AIDS via the marketing of condoms.

According to Bell (2009) sex work can be very beneficial for the women as it can provide them with the opportunity to express their sexuality in a creative manner. Therefore, it is suggested by Bell (2009) that the sex workers, rather than being chastised and penalized by the society should be accepted by them and that prostitution should be legalized.

As one sex worker in Buying Sex mentions, “sex and money can’t be stopped.” We can’t reduce demand for sex; it’s human nature to seek it commercially if it can’t be obtained otherwise. In this film as well as in American Cortesans, it is mentioned that sex workers are often the reason for men deciding against raping or abusing their children. Legalization would reduce acts of violence and possibly save women’s lives. As the aforementioned sex worker puts it, “sex is a commodity.” Denying this makes the lives of sex workers harder, increasing the risk to their physical security. Those that are in the industry because they are economically burdened are only worse off as a result of the additional stress to their source of income. So then, what

Criminalization of prostitution promotes spreading of STDs and forces sex workers to have unsafe sexual intercourse. According to the paper by Barbara Brents and Kathryn Hausbeck of the University of Nevada, sex workers in Nevada, where prostitution is legal, have to be tested weekly for gonorrhea and chlamydia; it is also a requirement for all sex workers to use condoms. All interviewed participants from other states complained that making their work illegal drives them underground and makes it hard for them to get tested frequently. Authors also mentioned in their paper that some police workers use condoms as evidence in criminal prostitution cases against women they caught on the street (Brents, Hausbeck). Legalizing prostitution can help

HIV/AIDS is a public health problem in Liberian urban key population high risk groups. These are Men having Sex with Men (MSM), Female Commercial Sex Workers (FCSW) and Injectable Drug Users (IDU), having prevalence rates of 19.8%, 9.8% and 5% respectively (NAC, 2014). This paper tries to show how two NGOs, Catholic Relief Service (CRS) and Right to Care, can impact the condom promotion and behavioral change communication activities implementation.

Women made vulnerable by poverty are most susceptible to the sex industry because they lack the resources, the education, and the economic alternatives to pursue other work possibilities. The lack of education diminishes women’s potential to gain paid employment, and desperately consent to prostitution as their survival strategy.

Illness and disease are two components that have a universal impact on all of mankind regardless of age, gender, race, and culture. HIV is an acronym for Human Immunodeficiency Virus and is a disease that anyone is susceptible to anyone despite the stigmas heavily portrayed through media. Many different cultures are impacted through HIV and one of these is the LGBTQ community. Within the gay community and culture, HIV prevalent and more common.

One of the oldest known jobs in history is Prostitution, otherwise known as the sex labor industry. It is a major part of our society as an illegitimate source of income and employment. The prohibition of Prostitution creates a larger number of issues in society. Before, prostitution was a more individual decision, where countless women picked it as a last resort in emergencies; whereas now these women are coerced into the industry and experience abuse, murder, etc. The involvement and trauma prostitutes experience results in mental disorders. Furthermore, I investigate how the prohibition of prostitution has greater drawbacks on our society and introduce three policies that may help resolve the social issue within sex workers. Some policies I believe will provide the most benefits are first, the legalization of prostitution, second, enforcing and strengthening the law enforcement for human trafficking, and third, development of availability of medical resources.

Abstinence and discouragement of premarital sex especially for the unmarried also prevents the spread of HIV/AIDS.