TY - JOUR
T1 - The role of non-formal education in combating the HIV epidemic in the Philippines and Taiwan
AU - Morisky, Donald E.
AU - Lyu, Shu Yu
AU - Urada, Lianne A.
N1 - Funding Information:
Acknowledgments This research was supported by Grant R01-AI33845 from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases to Donald E. Morisky, and by the UCLA Graduate Division Doctoral Training Program in the Social and Behavioral Determinants of HIV/AIDS Prevention, the University of California Office of the President Pacific Rim Research Program, and the UCLA International Institute. We extend appreciation to our co-investigator Dr. Teodora Tiglao; our research manager, Charlie Mendoza; our site coordinators, Dorcas Romen, Grace Carungay, Angelica Mallari, Mildred Publico, and Grace Ong, and to our co-investigators in the follow-up study, Ma. Theresa Cubero, Laufred I. Hernandez, Dr. Nymia Pimentel-Simbulan, Dr. Reynaldo Imperial, Benilda Deguia and the Philippines Rural Reconstruction Movement, Inc. Special thanks to the Ministry of Education, Ministry of Justice, and Centers for Disease Control, Department of Health, Executive Yuan in Taiwan for providing data.
PY - 2009
Y1 - 2009
N2 - The Philippines is experiencing a low but slowly growing prevalence of HIV, with a UN estimate of 6,000-11,000 cases out of a population of 91 million, and a 150% increase in new cases in 2008 compared to previous years. Earlier education programmes employed non-formal educational training techniques in the southern Philippines to target high-risk groups such as female sex workers and their establishment managers; the effort was expanded to target males in the community. In comparison, as of 2009, Taiwan has an estimated 40,000 cases of HIV/AIDS in a population of 23 million. It experienced a major increase in HIV infection among injecting drug users, from 77 newly reported cases in 2003 to 2,381 such cases in 2007. This article compares and contrasts the response to the epidemic in each country, describing non-formal educational programmes targeted and tailored to specific high-risk populations.
AB - The Philippines is experiencing a low but slowly growing prevalence of HIV, with a UN estimate of 6,000-11,000 cases out of a population of 91 million, and a 150% increase in new cases in 2008 compared to previous years. Earlier education programmes employed non-formal educational training techniques in the southern Philippines to target high-risk groups such as female sex workers and their establishment managers; the effort was expanded to target males in the community. In comparison, as of 2009, Taiwan has an estimated 40,000 cases of HIV/AIDS in a population of 23 million. It experienced a major increase in HIV infection among injecting drug users, from 77 newly reported cases in 2003 to 2,381 such cases in 2007. This article compares and contrasts the response to the epidemic in each country, describing non-formal educational programmes targeted and tailored to specific high-risk populations.
KW - HIV prevention
KW - Non-formal education
KW - Philippines
KW - Taiwan
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U2 - 10.1007/s11125-010-9133-y
DO - 10.1007/s11125-010-9133-y
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:77952427282
SN - 0033-1538
VL - 39
SP - 335
EP - 357
JO - Prospects
JF - Prospects
IS - 4
ER -
