HIV/AIDS: IRIN/PlusNews weekly news and analysis round-up Issue 519 for 14 January 2011
NAIROBI, 14 January 2011 (PlusNews) - CONTENTS:
ZAMBIA: Don’t ignore the children of sex workers
EAST AFRICA: Sex workers enticed or forced into unprotected sex
UGANDA: Muslim women back condoms for HIV prevention
KENYA: Contraception concerns for HIV discordant couples
ZAMBIA: Don’t ignore the children of sex workers
At an increased risk of HIV and often unable to negotiate safe sex with clients, sex workers have been a major focus in HIV prevention and treatment. However, away from the streets and brothels, their children have been largely ignored.
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EAST AFRICA: Sex workers enticed or forced into unprotected sex
Sex workers operating in East Africa are generally aware of the HIV risks of unprotected sex, but for many of them, the extra cash incentive clients often offer for sex without a condom is worth the risk.
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UGANDA: Muslim women back condoms for HIV prevention
Some Muslim women in western Uganda are demanding that a new HIV prevention programme for Muslims include condom promotion, going against calls by local religious leaders for the programme to be limited to messages on faithfulness and abstinence.
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KENYA: Contraception concerns for HIV discordant couples
Cheating spouses have always caused problems for their marriages; in Kenya, a growing issue raised by extramarital sex is the phenomenon of HIV discordance - where one spouse is HIV-positive and the other negative.
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