i was wondering... i dont know who can answer this for me but...has educating people about AIDS really helped in the fight against AIDS?
i went to Africa a few years back to offer help with the AIDS epidemic and i spoke to a few people about their knowledge and experience with AIDS. what i learned was that some people were very aware and knowledgeable about AIDS and how it is transmitted but chose to have unprotected sex anyway. I asked one woman why she had unprotected sex and she said, she had nothing lose and that sex was the only thing that felt good in her life.
so does educating about the disease help? and if it does, how much? does anyone know a statistic? these are not rhetorical questions... i really want to know. thanks!
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I don't know how effective public education about AIDS are. This reminds me of the upcoming AIDS awareness campaign at UCLA this week. There will be presenters and free HIV screenings. Who knew that HIV testing could be simple as getting a cotton swab sample from people's mouth. Here is the link to the recent Daily Bruin news about the AIDS Day event: http://www.dailybruin.ucla.edu/news/2007/nov/28/awareness-vital-fight-against-aids/
Sincerely,
Ann Chau
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