February 28, 2012
By CAVINA LIM
Star
MANY men are still not aware that their promiscuous actions may lead to an increase in the spread of HIV, said Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) AIDS Action and Research Group (AARG) convenor Dr Azlinda Azman.
“Married men who are promiscuous increase the spread of HIV to their wives or sexual partners when they have sexual intercourse with an infected woman.
“When their wives get pregnant, the foetus will also be at risk of getting infected.
“When there is a domino effect like this, we’d say that most men can potentially cause an increase in the spread of HIV and therefore, we must make them realise the roles they have to play to prevent that from happening,” said Dr Azlinda.
She was speaking at her presentation on the topic ‘The Psychosocial Aspects of HIV/AIDS’ at the Men & HIV/AIDS: Problems, Issues & Actions workshop held at the conference room of the School of Social Sciences in USM, Penang, recently.
Dr Azlinda said men have to realise that they have the power to reduce the spread of HIV by not engaging in promiscuous activities.
“When they realise the impact of their actions and what they can do to prevent it, they can potentially help to reduce the spread of HIV and this is what we are trying to impart in this workshop,” she said.
Dr Azlinda added that the topic of HIV still carry an enormous social stigma, causing HIV-infected people to suffer from the psychosocial aspects of it.
“It often brings frustration and anger to these individuals because they are constantly worried about how their family and society may perceive them and how they would live their life in future.
“This is a challenge that they have to face each day, and this is where counselling comes in,” she said.
Dr Azlinda was among eight speakers who spoke on various topics on men and HIV/AIDS during the two-day workshop organised by AARG.
Participated by 68 people from various state health departments, hospitals, nursing schools, voluntary organisations and government agencies, the workshop is aimed at promoting men’s health and wellbeing, empowering men with HIV/AIDS knowledge, raising awareness to enable people to be more responsible in dealing with HIV/AIDS patients, and understanding the main problems of men to reduce HIV/AIDS cases.
By CAVINA LIM
Star
MANY men are still not aware that their promiscuous actions may lead to an increase in the spread of HIV, said Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) AIDS Action and Research Group (AARG) convenor Dr Azlinda Azman.
“Married men who are promiscuous increase the spread of HIV to their wives or sexual partners when they have sexual intercourse with an infected woman.
“When their wives get pregnant, the foetus will also be at risk of getting infected.
“When there is a domino effect like this, we’d say that most men can potentially cause an increase in the spread of HIV and therefore, we must make them realise the roles they have to play to prevent that from happening,” said Dr Azlinda.
She was speaking at her presentation on the topic ‘The Psychosocial Aspects of HIV/AIDS’ at the Men & HIV/AIDS: Problems, Issues & Actions workshop held at the conference room of the School of Social Sciences in USM, Penang, recently.
Dr Azlinda said men have to realise that they have the power to reduce the spread of HIV by not engaging in promiscuous activities.
“When they realise the impact of their actions and what they can do to prevent it, they can potentially help to reduce the spread of HIV and this is what we are trying to impart in this workshop,” she said.
Dr Azlinda added that the topic of HIV still carry an enormous social stigma, causing HIV-infected people to suffer from the psychosocial aspects of it.
“It often brings frustration and anger to these individuals because they are constantly worried about how their family and society may perceive them and how they would live their life in future.
“This is a challenge that they have to face each day, and this is where counselling comes in,” she said.
Dr Azlinda was among eight speakers who spoke on various topics on men and HIV/AIDS during the two-day workshop organised by AARG.
Participated by 68 people from various state health departments, hospitals, nursing schools, voluntary organisations and government agencies, the workshop is aimed at promoting men’s health and wellbeing, empowering men with HIV/AIDS knowledge, raising awareness to enable people to be more responsible in dealing with HIV/AIDS patients, and understanding the main problems of men to reduce HIV/AIDS cases.
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