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AIDS education through Imams

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The Islamic Medical Association of Uganda (IMAU) believes that if AIDS education efforts are to reach our Muslim communities, they must involve our religious leaders. After only two years, baseline and follow-up surveys revealed that community members in IMAU project areas showed significant increases in correct knowledge of HIV transmission and prevention, as well as increased knowledge of risk associated with the Muslim practices of ablution of the dead and (when unsterile instruments are used) circumcision. The surveys also show a significant reduction in self-reported sexual partners and an increase in self-reported condom use.

This publication is part of the Best Pratices Collection.

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Click here for the full PDF version in French.
Languages

English and French

Number of Pages

35

Source

UNAIDS website