HIV/AIDS in Tanzania: Knowledge Dissemination Systems and Changing Youth Behaviour

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dc.contributor.authorMwiturubani, Donald A.
dc.date.accessioned2016-09-21T17:31:48Z
dc.date.available2016-09-21T17:31:48Z
dc.date.issued2009
dc.description.abstractThe prevention and control of the spread of HIV/AIDS infection remains a priority of many governments, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa, which is estimated to host about 70 percent of the world’s HIV/AIDS victims (O’Sullivan 2000; USAID 2001; UNICEF, UNAIDS & WHO, 2002). The prevention efforts regarding HIV/AIDS transmission need to ensure that people, particularly those who are more vulnerable, such as youths,1 are not exposed to the HIV/AIDS pandemic, and if exposed, have adequate knowledge and skills to prevent infections (Barnett and Whiteside 2002; UNICEF, UNAIDS & WHO, 2002). This needs an approach which provides vulnerable groups such as youths with information and skills, and empowers them to participate in the design and implementation of the programmes that target them (Colling 1998; Shapiro et al., 2003). Two systems of knowledge dissemination exist, namely modern, such as through mass media, and local, such as through stories. For the local methods of knowledge dissemination, the communicator and audience must be present and should speak the same language. On the other hand, in understanding the information and skills provided through modern systems, two aspects are important: one, reliable income for purchasing sources of information, such as radio and newspapers, and second, education for using and understanding the information and skills. Insisting on the role of education in acquiring knowledge about HIV/AIDS through modern systems, UNICEF, UNAIDS & WHO (2002:26) note that: Good-quality education fosters analytical thinking and healthy habits. Better educated young people are more likely to acquire the knowledge, confidence and social skills to protect themselves from the virus.en_US
dc.identifier.citationMwiturubani, D.A., 2009. HIV/AIDS in Tanzania: Knowledge Dissemination Systems and Changing Youth Behaviour. Youth, HIV/AIDS and Social Transformations in Africa, 18, p.1.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11810/4224
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherAfrican Books Collectiveen_US
dc.titleHIV/AIDS in Tanzania: Knowledge Dissemination Systems and Changing Youth Behaviouren_US
dc.typeJournal Article, Peer Revieweden_US
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