MZUZU AHL PEER Education

It seems we have forgotten what HIV/AIDS has done to our community.But there is a saying in Chichewa "Nkhuku zimagwidwa zikamalowa

Do we have cases of AIDS nowadays?

Discrimination;means treating aperson or group of people different from others

STIGMA:
Is a feeling of shame,rejection,isolation,threatened,low esteem,uncomfortable and unacceptable socially.Stigma occurs when a person is labeled by the society due to prejudice

POST EXPOSURE PROPHYLAXIS (PEP)what do we do if:- (1)one is r***d (2) condom burst during s*xual activity (3)one is exposed to contaminated blood products?

WHY SOME PEOPLE DO NOT CHANGE BEHAVIOR EVEN AFTER BEING EXPOSED TO MASSAGE? (1poorly conceived (2)social pressures.(3)absence of enabling factors.

PROBLEMS IN PROMOTING BEHAVIOUR CHANGE. (1) Not all people exposed to a health message will understand it.(2) Not all who under will agree with it. (3) Not all who agree with it will change their behaviour accirdingly.(4) Only a small percentage of the audience will practice new behaviour.

BEHAVIOURS TO CHANGE (1)Unsafer s*xual behaviour to SAFER S*X (2)Multiple s*x partenership to ONE LOVE.(3)Delayed Treatment Seeking Behaviour to EARLY TREATMENT SEEKING BEHAVIOUR.(4)Diagnostic (mandatory)Test of HIV to VCT.(5)Closed status(due to ignorance)to DESCLOSURE OF ONE STATUS(6) Too Early Marriages to DELAYED S*XUAL DEBUT OR MARRIAGES AFTER MATURITY

FACTORS THAT INFLUNCE BEHAVIOUR.:-BELIEF,ATTITUDE&KNOWLEDGE.(1) culture (2)Value (3)traditions (4)Mass media (5)Education(6)Experiences (7)Exposure-urban/rural

STEP IN BEHAVIOURAL CHANGE PROCESS.(1)UNAWARE:-some have bad behaviour becoz they dont know that what they are doing is bad. (2)INFORMED:-unless there is someone to informe you about bad behaviours.(3)CONCERNED:-on step you ask yourself many questions.(4)KNOWLEDGEABLE:-this may includs knowing the said behaviour (5)MOTIVATED:-feeling sorry/touched in mind that you where doing bad things. (6)READY TO CHANGE :-making decision to change behaviour.(7)TRAIL BEHAVIOUR:-changing from bad to good behaviour is not automatic. it needs time in trying to change.(8)SUSTAINED BEHAVIOUR:-make achange a habit

(1)BEHAVIOUR CHANGE PROCESS:-Behaviour change process is aprocess of adopting new healthy behaviour.

Do we know the following in HIV prevention PMTCT ,PEP,MC,and BEHAVIOUR CHANGE?