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ANALYSIS: Public shouldn’t be in the no
Could the reluctance of whites, Indians and affluent blacks to participate in the Human Sciences Research Counsel’s (HSRC) HIV Survey have something to do with how HIV is represented in the media? Articles in The Times and the Sowetan this week on particular groups’ refusal to participate in the study are proof that some South Africans believe that HIV is not their problem.Contradictory messages around need for safe sex
If you are a dedicated reader of The Star and Sunday Times newspapers you might be forgiven for being completely confused as to whether risky sex is still a problem contributing to the spread of HIV among young South Africans.
Judging by the headlines of the two seemingly contradictory articles published by the papers, there seems to be some mixed messages around whether risky sex still influences the nation’s HIV prevalence.
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