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ANALYSIS: Move! confuses the ART issue
Given the continuing climate of uncertainty around HIV in South Africa journalists must be careful not to confuse HIV-related information.
Unfortunately an article in this week’s Move! magazine did just that. The article, which addresses how to take medication, deserves a round of applause for mentioning ARVs but goes on to give garbled information that could confuse rather than enlighten.
In addressing the fact that some medications come in courses that must be finished to be effective, there is a small disclaimer advising that medication for TB and HIV fall into this category.
While this is true for TB because it is a curable condition, HIV is a different kettle of fish.
ANALYSIS: Making the first ‘Move’ when it comes to safe sex
Local magazine drives the safe sex message home by boldly encouraging readers to use condoms. It might the last thing that readers want to think about when poring over articles on steamy sex tips, but safe sex remains the best kind of sex. Move! points this out by including eye-catching red messages which remind readers to wrap up before romping in the run-up to Valentine’s Day.Agony Aunts: Love triangles are also HIV’s ‘Bermuda’ triangles
While agony-aunts have traditionally offered us an objective, sympathetic and supportive shoulder to cry on, they should embrace and use their platforms to spread the word on HIV prevention.
Despite blatant evidence that correspondents are engaging in unprotected sex with more than one partner at a time (termed multiple or concurrent partnerships or MCP), very few agony aunts address the risk of exposure to HIV lurking in the trysts of their correspondents.
Thankfully Move!’s agony-aunt Sis Anne is breaking the mould.
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