Important note: Information in this article was accurate in 2001. The state of the art may have changed since the publication date.
 |
The New Vision (Uganda) - August 21, 2001
"People may relax in taking precaution on their sexual behaviours with the coming of the HIV/AIDS drugs and this will spread the disease further," he warned.
Barns said this at a meeting with the executive members of the Kasese district development network at Rukoki, district headquarters.
He called on all stakeholders in the fight against HIV/AIDS to double their efforts in sensitising the communities about the disease. Barns told executive members of Banyo Development Foundation based in Kasese town at a separate meeting, to take into account the culture of different communities when sensitising them about HIV/AIDS.
"There is a reason for a community behaving the way it does. Others are small communities and so they want to produce as many children as possible and they can do this only through sex. Such issues should be considered when teaching them about the disease," he said. Barns advised the organisations involved in sensitisation against the spread of HIV/AIDS to study the cultures in their operation areas.
010821
NV010809
Copyright © 2001 - The New Vision. All articles are republished on AEGIS by permission. Material may not be redistributed, posted to any other location, published or used for broadcast without written authorization from Managing Director/Editor-in-chief, The New Vision, P.O. Box 9815, Kampala - Uganda, Tel/fax: 256-41-235221, E-mail: wpike@newvision.co.ug.
AEGiS is made possible through unrestricted grants from Boehringer Ingelheim, Elton John AIDS Foundation, iMetrikus, Inc., John M. Lloyd Foundation, the National Library of Medicine, and donations from users like you. Always watch for outdated information. This article first appeared in 2001. This material is designed to support, not replace, the relationship that exists between you and your doctor.
AEGiS presents published material, reprinted with permission and neither endorses nor opposes any material. All information contained on this website, including information relating to health conditions, products, and treatments, is for informational purposes only. It is often presented in summary or aggregate form. It is not meant to be a substitute for the advice provided by your own physician or other medical professionals. Always discuss treatment options with a doctor who specializes in treating HIV.
Copyright ©1980, 2001. AEGiS. All materials appearing on AEGiS are protected by copyright as a collective work or compilation under U.S. copyright and other laws and are the property of AEGiS, or the party credited as the provider of the content. .