Document 2201
 DOCN  M94A2201
 TI    The response of the Muslim community in Uganda to AIDS education.
 DT    9412
 AU    Kagimu M; Munyagwa R; Marum E; Islamic Medical Association, Kampala.
 SO    Int Conf AIDS. 1994 Aug 7-12;10(1):358 (abstract no. PD0040). Unique
       Identifier : AIDSLINE ICA10/94370374
 AB    OBJECTIVES: To monitor the attendance to education sessions, the
       attitude to condom use, and the births and miscarriages outside
       marriage, during an AIDS education intervention. METHODS: Data was
       collected from peer educators using regular monitoring forms in two
       pilot districts. Focus group discussions were periodically held to
       assess the attitude towards condom use. RESULTS: By the end of the first
       18 months of the intervention 78% of the targeted community had accepted
       to receive regular AIDS education. The Imams (Mosque leaders) estimated
       that the percentage of births and miscarriages outside marriage reduced
       from 35% to 20%. There was initial resistance to condom education and
       use, but this was overcome one year after the intervention. CONCLUSIONS:
       The intervention contributed to a positive change of attitude towards
       condom use and a reduction in extra marital conceptions. This should be
       reinforced and expanded to similar communities.
 DE    Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/*PREVENTION & CONTROL  Attitude
       Condoms  *Health Education  Human  *Islam  *Sex Education  Uganda
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