INFORMATION VACCINE: INFORMATION AND UGANDA'SREDUCTION OF HIV/AIDS

摘要

The spread of HIV/AIDS in Africa over the last two decades has seriously im-paired the continent's health care services and overall welfare. Unlike many other African nations, however, Uganda has developed and implemented a unique approach to combating this problem. Part of Uganda's success has been strategy, to a formalized Information, Education, and Communication (IEC) strategy, lowering estimated HIV/AIDS infection rates from 18.5% in 1995 to 4.1% in 2003. The purpose of this study is to understand how access to health cae information contributed to Uganda's success. The types of information and dissemination methods offer an understanding of what information contributes to behavioral change and prevention of HIV/AIDS transmission. Interviews were conducted with over 300 organizations involved in the dissemination of HNAIDS information to examine the types and methods of dissemination. The results of this study are presented and discussed in light of their role in the overall IEC strategy.