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Guidelines for action. Health education.


 This article provides some guidelines for health education and counseling on AIDS. Health education is the most important prevention and control strategy against AIDS. Suggested actions to reduce risks of HIV transmission includes maintaining a single sexual partner or at least limiting the number of sexual partners, avoiding sexual activity with an individual who have had multiple sexual partners, and practicing safe sex. It is also of great advantage to work with local groups since it is a lot easier to elicit behavior change of the community if the change agent is a trusted member of the group. On top of this, group members should also be actively involved in planning and implementing health education campaigns. Making a realistic advice is also crucial for creating behavior change. Health education topics should the consideration of cultural, moral, political, and religious dimensions of the community.
