Comments on: Useless Condoms and the Trap of HIV-sensitization http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/09/21/useless-condoms-and-the-trap-of-hiv-sensitization/ Tapping experts in climate, geology, oceanography, ecology, sustainable development, global health, energy, food and water, State of the Planet captures stories of how the Earth works and how we can sustainably make our lives better. Mon, 20 May 2013 11:16:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Jotham Mubangizi http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/09/21/useless-condoms-and-the-trap-of-hiv-sensitization/comment-page-1/#comment-2403 Jotham Mubangizi Thu, 07 Oct 2010 06:24:20 +0000 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=6724#comment-2403 An excellent documentation of the situation in Ruhhira, actually, it’s worse in the Northern part of the Country due to the 20 year war that eroded the culture. The story in Ruhiira is just an iceberg of what takes place in most rural areas in the Country, probably with the introduction of Universal primary education and secondary education, parents will appreciate the benefits of girls, since traditional these have been looked as “objects” that would bring in riches/dowry to the family and hence no need to send them to send, that instead they should be married fast for parents to obtain riches. Other negative cherished cultures in rural settings include widow inheritance and the perception that those who die from AIDS have actually been bewitched.

]]> By: gerald turyamureeba http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/09/21/useless-condoms-and-the-trap-of-hiv-sensitization/comment-page-1/#comment-2280 gerald turyamureeba Tue, 28 Sep 2010 18:42:17 +0000 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=6724#comment-2280 Michael really that was a nice survey and i think the precautions are really required to such groups of people.

]]> By: Philip Wambua http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/09/21/useless-condoms-and-the-trap-of-hiv-sensitization/comment-page-1/#comment-2119 Philip Wambua Thu, 23 Sep 2010 05:06:37 +0000 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=6724#comment-2119 Very good write up. This shows how we still need in addition to other interventions to adress ” preventing new HIV infections among women of reproductiove age”. However with some good funding from PEFPAR ABY programmes over the last few years,I thought Uganda had made some strides especially in adressing cross-generational sex. Its actually in Mbarara where I saw a big billboard with a big bellied man and a young school girl with the message ” would you trust this man with your daughter?” and then it went on to ask ” so why are you with his daughter”.

Great work.

]]> By: Mike Healy RN http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/09/21/useless-condoms-and-the-trap-of-hiv-sensitization/comment-page-1/#comment-2074 Mike Healy RN Wed, 22 Sep 2010 01:52:37 +0000 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=6724#comment-2074 Prempting gender discrimination at an early age may very well be a viable approach to allowing adults of both genders to understand what makes them different and the same. How to respect each other and live healthy lives

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