Condoms and prevention of HIV
Are essential and effective, but additional methods are also needed.
Are essential and effective, but additional methods are also needed.
Education has been cited by several well-respected sources, including the World Bank, as one of the most important factors in helping to prevent this group from contracting HIV and AIDS.
This paper was presented at the Plan - Waro colloquium on education, violence, conflict and peace perspectives in Africa, Yaoundé, Cameroun 6-10 March 2006. The paper outlines a Plan Uganda project on training teachers as Reproductive Health Educators and psycho-social counselors.
"Broadcasters questions and answers on AIDS" provides basic information on AIDS and its prevention. It is intended for radio broadcasters and national AIDS programme managers for prevention activities through the media.
This bibliography includes a review of the literature on education for the prevention and control of HIV/AIDS.
In the majority of states, sex education is mandatory or strongly recommended in public schools. Forty-eight states and most of the large school districts across the country support sex education, including about STIs and abstinence.