PCF5:Health - HIV and AIDS prevention and awareness

Title of session
HIV/AIDS prevention and awareness

Session details

 * Date: Wednesday 16th July
 * Time: 14:00
 * 'ROOM: Drama Studio level 1

Session papers
teaching and learning approach(433)

1.Stakeholder participation in HIV/AIDS program in a rural district in Ghana (690)	Mr. Ebenezer Koomson 2.Using educational media for HIV/AIDS awareness (60)	Dr Pradeep Misra 3. Non-regular education and intervention on HIV/AIDS awareness and training strategies in Nigeria: implications of counseling(751)	Dr Joyce Ogunsanmi 4.Online HIV/AIDS education: a doorway to innovative teaching and learning approach(433)	Dr Bholah Ravhee

1. Stakeholders participation in HIV/AIDS program in rural Ghana : Mr Ebenezer  koomson •	HIV/AIDS a negative impact in the Central Region of Ghana and a greater community problem •	Key stakeholder participation e.g community involvement, Health and school communities, technical groupings, international organizations •	Involvement of community participation in the development of ODL materials •	Need for increase in ODL for HIV/AIDS awareness.

2. Using educational media for HIV/AIDS awareness : Dr Pradeep Misra

•	Best approach for HIV/AIDS prevention is through education •	Need for innovative strategies for HIV/AIDS awareness •	Target groups should be students, teachers and parents •	Advocacy should be strengthened for ODL in HIV/AIDS awareness •	Research

3. Effective education to combat : evaluation of HIV/AIDS course at UNISWA HIV/AIDS by Dr CWS Sukati

•	 Research questions regarding the course •	Contextual background of Swaziland, highest adult infection rate in the world with 42.6% prevalence rate as at 2004 •	Methodology: target population students in year 1-3 in the new program •	Findings, data analysis and discussion: with mention of topics lecturers •	Need for practical sessions, multi-media approach more filed trips •	Recommendations: course should be taught for one semester, students to take course seriously, course should be stand alone, more varied instructional methods, course should be enriched with traditional practices and healers

4. Online HIV/AIDS education: a doorway to innovative teaching and learning approach: Dr Bhola Ravhee

•	Mauritius H IV/AIDS prevalence rate as at 16.4% and increasing •	Skill based HIV/AIDS education at 3 levels •	Methodology: Short course, Ethical dimensions, piloting of course, sampling and target group Form V students, evaluation, teacher-student /student-student interactions •	Post instruction questioner: meaning of HIV/AIDS, mode of transmission treatments, increased •	Conclusion: online application and CD-Rom holds potential impact on HIV/Aids education need to develop another tailored course for all students.

5. Joseph Major: Solomon Island Experience on HIV/AIDS

•	 10 cases of reported HIV/AIDS cases in Solomon island •	Talked about methodology: cinema, radio, DVD, drama •	High illiterate rate in Solomon Island

Key Issues that arose in the session
QU1: How do we sustain public- private participation in sustaining HIV/AIDS education and awareness? •	Political communication •	Identification of importance of stakeholders •	Ownership of stakeholders participation •	Involvement of planning •	Set up of funding agency

Qu 2. How do we effect good practices in HIV/AIDS awareness in a multi ethnic setting? •	Government •	Individual •	Communities using media(drama), appropriate language

Qu 3 How do we design HIV/AIDS educational matretials for better impact: face-face, online and ODL. •	Needs analysis for media  and mode to promote awareness: particularly what appeals to people in a given community •	Use every available mode •	Compulsory HIV/AIDS & sex education •	Effective domain on curriculum design to shift attitudes towards PLWHA’s •	Community participation and outreach projects •	Use Wikieducator life skills program for secondary and post-secondary

Qu 4: Strengthen the media in HIV/AIDS education: overcoming the challenges •	Should be seen as a tool


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Points for future action (Policy, recommendations, commitments etc.)
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1.	Advocacy to encourage all age groups to get Voluntary Counseling Testing 2.	Increase Production of HIV/AIDS ODL materials 3.	Target non formal educational sector in ODL HIV/AIDS awareness 4.	Encourage governments to integrate ODL in HIV/AIDS awareness promotion