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Hugs and drugs: Behavior change still needs work
"She infected me, says doc" -- It’s the kind of story that elicits gasps, something that is reminiscent of an episode of the Jerry Springer show. Someone ‘intentionally’ infecting their partner with HIV is probably right up there with most people’s worst nightmare because it represents emotional and bodily betrayal all rolled up in one. But nevermind the sensationalist, dirty laundry aspect of this story, what this story really brings to light is the ever thorny issue of behavior change in HIV prevention.The Times offers a valuable platform for discussion
An op-ed piece in Monday’s edition of The Times draws much-needed attention to the role of behaviour change in HIV prevention.
Recent breakthroughs in the science and medicine of HIV treatment and prevention have meant that much of the media’s attention has been fixed firmly on the development of microbicide gels, the advent of pre-exposure prophylaxis (Prep), rollout of medical male circumcision and the accessibility of post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP).
Whilst these are all firm and promising steps towards stemming the spread of the virus, behaviour change remains an important component in addressing and redressing the spread of HIV.
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