Health Education/ Health Promotion
HIV and AIDS treatment education: a critical component of efforts to
ensure universal access to prevention, treatment and care
UNAIDS Inter-Agency Task Team (IATT) on Education - UNESCO June 2006
Treatment Education - A Critical Component of Efforts to Ensure
Universal Access to Prevention, Treatment and Care
Available online as PDF file [52p.] at:
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0014/001461/146114e.pdf
"...Treatment education is a critical part of overall efforts to
prepare people for treatment and to engage communities and individuals to
learn about antiretroviral therapy so they understand the full range of
issues involved with treatment. These include understanding the benefits of
treatment, the importance of maintaining protective behaviours, knowing one'
s HIV status, getting access to treatment, adhering and supporting others to
adhere to treatment and understanding the negative role of stigma and
discrimination and gender inequality.
Treatment education complements the provision of drugs and medical
care by preparing and involving people in comprehensive responses to HIV and
AIDS, and places people on treatment at the centre of their own care..."
.the paper reexamines the harmful effects of stigma and discrimination
and how these impede progress in prevention as well as expanded treatment
access. The paper also suggests some possible future directions,
underscoring areas of particular priority. These include the need for:
. Identification, documentation and wide dissemination of effective
approaches to treatment education that are feasible, sustainable and that
can be scaled up.
. Development of practical guidelines and materials that can be used
by programme implementers to support the integration of treatment education
within ongoing HIV and AIDS education efforts.
. Ongoing and close communication with authorities and organizations
responsible for expanding treatment access to ensure coherent and well
coordinated programming..."
Executive Summary
Introduction
Treatment Education
1. Knowing One's Status
2. Enrolment Criteria and Equity of Access
3. Information on Drug Regimens
4. Treatment Costs
5. Adherence to Drug Regimens
6. Continued Protective Behaviours
Strategies for Treatment Education
1. Preparing Communities
2. Involving People with HIV, including those on Treatment
3. Linking Prevention and Treatment
4. Tackling Stigma and Discrimination
5. Working with Traditional Healers
6. Supporting and Strengthening Health and Social Systems
Conclusions and Recommendations
1. Ensure that the Education Sector is Fully Engaged in Treatment
Education
2. Support Inter-Sectoral Collaborations
3. Focus on Gender-Responsive Strategies
4. Maintain and Expand Prevention Education
5. Address Multiple Groups with Targeted Messages
6. Employ a Range of Approaches for Different Settings and Groups
Bibliography
Appendix:
Examples of Target Audiences and Sample Messages for
Treatment Education
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