Document 2188
 DOCN  M94A2188
 TI    AIDS awareness in the Afghan refugees and the Muslim community.
 DT    9412
 AU    Gohar A; The Human-Nest, Peshawar, Pakistan.
 SO    Int Conf AIDS. 1994 Aug 7-12;10(1):361 (abstract no. PD0050). Unique
       Identifier : AIDSLINE ICA10/94370387
 AB    FACTORS. (1) Economic hardships. (2) Fundamentalist, tribal and
       male-dominated society. (3) Strife and civil war. (4) Lack of education
       and health facilities. (5) Considered as a scourge of god. (6) Free and
       frequent meeting of the sexes prohibited. (7) Sharing of barber, s tools
       and injection needles. (8) Addition and perversion. REMEDIES. 1.
       Influence exercised by religious leaders. 2. Elaboration in sermons
       through quranic verses and the prophet, s tradition. 3. Spreading
       education and health facilities. 4. Frequent blood screening tests. 5.
       Treatment of the AIDs patients and their care. 6. Mass education through
       press and electronic media. 7. Awareness sessions through the most
       effective community centres of Hujras. 8. Awareness in the female
       community through mid wives and ayas.
 DE    Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/ETHNOLOGY/*PREVENTION &
       CONTROL/TRANSMISSION  Afghanistan/ETHNOLOGY  Female  *Health Education
       Human  *Islam  Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice  Male  Pakistan  *Refugees
       MEETING ABSTRACT

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