Archive for July 26th, 2008
More Education Equals Less Teen Pregnancy and HIV
Photo: Julius Mwelu/IRIN
Girls who stay in school are less likely to contract HIV
NAIROBI, 25 July 2008 (PlusNews) – Keeping Kenyan girls in school and ensuring they have access to HIV and sex education has a dramatic effect on lowering future levels of HIV, according to experts.
“Young people do not have the information they [...]
PMTCT Services not Reaching Rural Women in Kenya
Photo: Manoocher Deghati/IRIN
Many of the women are unaware of their status
ISIOLO, 24 July 2008 (PlusNews) – The government’s campaign to prevent HIV transmission from mother to child is failing pregnant HIV-positive women in Kenya’s remote rural areas.
A shortage of testing sites and trained medical staff in rural areas means many of these women [...]
No Substitute for Support When Taking ARVs
Photo: Waweru Mugo/IRIN
“They know where the shoe pinches most”
MERU, 16 July 2008 (PlusNews) – “We [people living with HIV] must eat well, must keep off stress – it is not good for you … if you can, please walk out on anything annoying and go and watch Vitimbi [a popular TV sitcom] or [...]
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