Kyaw MM; International Conference on AIDS.
Int Conf AIDS. 2002 Jul 7-12; 14: abstract no. F11919.
HIV AIDS Project UNDP, Yangon, Myanmar
BACKGROUND: The UNDP funded HIV/AIDS project has embarked on a "Community Based Peer Education Project" in famous gem mine of Mong Shu in Myanmar. Many migrants such as truck drivers, mine workers, traders, brokers, beauty parlor tenders, workers at restaurants and hotels, teenage village girls visit there in search of good and prosperous luck. The socio-economic life of these people is that good earning, being away from family contribute to stressful life, peers' pressure also a factor pushing them getting into seeking pleasure of any kinds including sex. For realizing that issue and the need for comprehensive interventions, the above-mentioned project was conducted. METHODS: Various techniques and methods used are: conduct advocacy meetings; launch skill oriented training of trainers for Health Staff; recruit and train peer educators who can directly provide basic education, care and support services by peer to peer approach through snow ball effect; develop and disseminate gender sensitive and culturally acceptable IEC materials; conduct monthly monitoring meetings to wrap up the effectiveness of the project; RESULTS: Through the information dissemination activities an understanding of the community is achieved thereby minimizing the social stigma to PLWHA. IEC materials produced and distributed are found to be effective and that seeing and believing approach encouraged people to demand more materials. Health Staff are convinced that peer educators are also working hand in hand with them in other health activities. 100 peer educators and 20 Basic Health Staff were trained in this region and the method used have been replicated to other Community Based Organizations to expand the projects in other parts of the country. CONCLUSION: The community ownership of the project is convinced. It seems to have a sustainable program that caters to the local needs are established for educating, preventing, caring and supporting of HIV/AIDS related problems and PLWHA.
Publication Types:
Keywords:
- Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
- Adolescent
- Behavior
- Female
- HIV Infections
- Health Services Needs and Demand
- Humans
- Myanmar
- Organizations
- Peer Group
- Residence Characteristics
- Teaching
- education
- organization & administration
Other ID:
UI: 102254798
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