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Youth At The Nexus: Ideology In Hiv Prevention In Nairobi, Kenya, Zohra Ahmed
Youth At The Nexus: Ideology In Hiv Prevention In Nairobi, Kenya, Zohra Ahmed
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In the fight against HIV/AIDS, the Behavior Change Communication (BCC) model stands as international best practice in preventive education. Ideally, a BCC intervention aims to changes behaviors and attitudes by facilitating group negotiation and introspection, with a resultant improvement in health. However, introducing this best practice model to a group of youth in Nairobi resulted in suboptimal outcomes: they were unaccustomed to expressing themselves in the ways prescribed by the class. To explain this failure, I examine how local discourses produced by parents and teachers communicate agency, sexuality and health, and highlight the diverging practices invoked at home, school and …