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What should I know about HPV (human papillomavirus)
(PDF – 109 KB) Jan 24, 2011
HPV is not a new virus. But many people don’t know about it. Most people don’t have any signs.
CHINA: South China Villagers Turn to Music to Prevent the Spread of AIDS
Thu, 01 Sep 2011 – http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/
In the southern Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, health workers are turning to the area’s history of musical folklore to spread AIDS prevention messages. “We asked eight local singers to write and record songs about the disease,” said Huang Zhanghui, who became head of Shantun village’s AIDS prevention office two months ago. The traditional art form helps make the messages easier to understand and accept, Huang said. Guangxi is second only to Henan province in terms of its number of HIV infections, more than 76 percent of which are sexually transmitted, said Ge Xianmin, a Guangxi government AIDS prevention official. In addition to folk songs, Huang’s office uses text messaging and public film screenings to build AIDS awareness. “We have been making progress with our anti-AIDS campaign,” said Huang. “Nearly all of our villagers know how AIDS is transmitted and how to prevent it.” “I used to blush at the simple mention of sexual topics,” said Lu Meirong, 33, who joined a local women’s AIDS group in June. Now she counsels family and relatives to avoid sex workers and use condoms, a view she urges other women in the village to adopt. “I tell them to remind their migrant relatives to be tested for HIV after returning home,” she said. Peer education is critically needed in rural communities, said Wei Kaizhong, who leads the health bureau for Hechi, the administrative city of Bama County. In agreement, Ge said, “Rural residents are the weakest links in China’s AIDS prevention efforts. Campaigns conducted by local residents are the most economical and effective way to stop the spread of AIDS.”
MISSISSIPPI: Teen Moms Costly to State
Wed, 07 Sep 2011 – http://search.clarionledger.com
Mississippi has the highest rate of teen births in the nation, 64.1 births per 1,000 teens ages 15-19, costing taxpayers an estimated $155 million in 2009, says a recent report by the Women’s Fund of Mississippi (WFM). More than 83 percent of these teen pregnancies are unintended, and one-third of state births are to teen mothers. The US rate is 39 births to every 1,000 females younger than 20. On behalf of WFM, the Mississippi Economic Policy Center calculated costs to taxpayers that include lower wages and economic consumption by teen parents, and revenue losses should the adult children of teen parents become low-wage earners; adverse consequences for the children, including foster care and incarceration as they grow up into adolescents and adults; and public assistance, including food and medical care. The $155 million in revenue lost from teen births in the state could have been used to send 31,624 residents to college, according to the WFM study. By 12th grade, more than three-fourths of state teens have already had sex, said Jamie Holcomb, WFM’s director of programs. In March, Mississippi passed a bill requiring public schools to provide sex education. By next June, districts must have in place either an abstinence-only or abstinence-plus sex education curriculum. The state Department of Education has the final say on which curricula may be used. To read the report, visit: http://womensfundms.org/advocacy.html.