Chapter 8 Aids Education Flashcards
Give examples of HIV prevention programmes
National support
Partnerships
Peer support
HIV person involvement
Religion and culture and social sensitivity
Facilitating empowerment
Holistic approach
Discuss national support
Should teach knowledge
Counteract stigma and discrimination
Develop social consensus on social behaviour
Strengthen HIV prevention programmes
Through Mass media campaign Peer or outreach education Life skill programs Workplace support program
What role does partnership play in HIV prevention
Because of multiple populations partnership is needed between communities to reach consensus.
Comment on peer support
Successful peer education transfers control of knowledge from experts to ordinary people making education process more accessible
Why is it important to involve HIV positive persons
They can provide a powerful message to mobilize support and resources to initiate prevention programmes
What’s the importance of religion and culture
Aid in customising programs to be responsive to one’s cultural and religious beliefs and customs.
How is empowerment facilitated
When individuals groups and communities are involved in discussing own health and finding solutions to own problems
Done by providing communication skills Negotiation skills Assertiveness Decision making strategy Self esteem Problem solving and conflict resolution skills
What is meant by an holistic approach
It is a comprehensive prevention program that addresses various aspects of HIV prevention in different contexts that can help prevent the stigma and discrimination associated with HIV
What are the greatest challenges facing HIV positive people
Aids related stigma and discrimination by making them feel vulnerable isolated stripping them of their human rights care and support.
What efforts should be implemented to fight stigma and discrimination
Leaders should be encouraged to challenge and act against HIV related discrimination and participate in preventing infection
HIV positive people should be involved in response to epidemic
Violation of human rights should be monitored and institutions should safeguard against it
Government should protect women property inheritance rights protect children against sexual exploitation
Prevention treatment care and support should be accessible to all
What are stereotypes
Are frames of reference or patterns of expectations that strongly influence the processing of incoming social info which is oversimplified one sided and fixed generalisation or rigid view of a group individual
What does prejudice mean
It is a negative attitude towards members of certain groups based on their membership of that group
What does discrimination involve
It refers to negative behaviour or action based on prejudice.
What does facilitation mean and what does it involve
Facilitation means to help students discover how much they know, enable them to explore own potential to build on their experience and generate own learning.
It involves creating an environment conducive to learning experimentation exploration and growth.
