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Hugs and drugs: Behavior change still needs work

By JournAIDS "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.
Continue reading | 19 September 2011 | 0 Comments | Tags: behavior change, hiv prevention, medical interventions, safe sex messaging, sowetan, the times