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April 09, 2007
Abstinence in Nigeria
New country, old story: A recent paper argues that abstinence education efforts in Nigeria are not proving effective in curbing the spread of HIV. More emphasis, it says, should go toward behavior change programs that encourage people to reduce their number of partners and for injection drug users to use clean needles.
I point this out because it's rare to see this work coming from local scientists, and because it was treated as a local story. A reminder that every country, including those we don't hear about so often, is facing its own challenges with this disease.
Posted by Adam Graham-Silverman at April 9, 2007 02:25 AM