Fact Sheet for Peer Educators (CHANGES2)
Republic of Zambia, Ministry of Education
The information in this Fact Sheet has been drawn from the following sources. Some of these have been modified to fit the Zambian context and the age group which this manual is intended for.
HIV/AIDS Peer Educators’ Manual, Comprehensive HIV/AIDS Management Programme (CHAMP). Zambia, 2003
UNAIDS 2004 Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic: http://www.unaids.org/bangkok2004/GAR2004_html/GAR2004_07_en.htm. 2004
Topics covered:
HIV and AIDS
- HIV Transmission
- Myths and Misconceptions about HIV and AIDS
- Multiple Concurrent Partnerships
- Intergenerational Sex
Gender and HIV
Confidentiality
Methods of HIV Prevention
Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission of HIV
- Antenatal care
- Labour and delivery
Antiretroviral Therapy (ART)
Voluntary Counselling and Testing
Opportunistic Infections
Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs)
- Types of STIs
