Educational and structural interventions and their impact on condom use and STI/HIV prevention for Filipina women and male customers
Morisky, D.E.; Tiglao, T.V.
Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health 22(3 Suppl): 151s-158s
2010
ISSN/ISBN: 1010-5395 PMID: 20566548 DOI: 10.1177/1010539510373018Document Number: 211780
Nearly 30 million people have died of AIDS during the past 27 years. More than 90% of people with HIV live in the developing world. The virus does not discriminate by age, race, gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or socioeconomic status-anyone is susceptible. HIV/AIDS has been particularly devastating on women and girls who now comprise more than 50% of people aged 15 years and older living with HIV. Successful strategies with significant impact on new HIV infections include strong governmental support, voluntary counseling and treatment, harm-reduction, community outreach, and universal access to treatment. This study presents the results of educational and social structural/environmental behavioral interventions among young women and their male partners. A 10-year study among high-risk populations (female bar workers and their male customers) in the Philippines identifies major components of a model HIV prevention program.