1. THE IMPACT ON HIV

AND AIDS AMONG
THE YOUTH IN KENYA

2. QUESTIONS TO ASK
YOUSELF

 DO YOU KNOW WHAT HIV IS
 WHO IS AFFECTED BY IT

 HAVE YOU EVER BEEN TESTED

 WHAT ARE THE WAYS IN WHICH WE CAN PREVENT THE
SPREAD OF HIV AND AIDS AMONG THE YOUTH

3. INTRODUCTION

WHAT IS THE DEPTH OF IMPACT IN
KENYA
 Epidemics like HIV/AIDS are both a social phenomenon and
a biological reality, and therefore occur within a specific
social context.
 The process through which individuals decide either to
take or not to take an HIV test takes place in a social
context.
 HIV/ AIDS have become one of the most serious challenges
facing human development and achievement of National

4. STATISTICS OF HIV
AMONG THE YOUTH
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 WHAT AGE BRACKET ARE THE YOUTH?
 ANSWER
Kenyans aged 15-24 have been identified as particularly
vulnerable to HIV, sexually transmitted infections and
related health issues.
 Would you consider yourself as a youth.

5. Can any one be affected
by HIV and AIDS?

 IS HIV AND AIDS DISCRIMINATORY ?
HIV and AIDS can affect all individuals and is non
discriminatory
 Does your lifestyle matter does it reduce the
exposure of you getting infected or transmitting it
HIV?
Yes/no

6. WHAT IS STIGMA

 a mark of disgrace associated with a particular
circumstance, quality, or person.
DO WE EXPERINCE IT?
WHERE, HOW
 tribal stigmas refer to the negative evaluation
association with a group.
 Abominations of the body are stigmas physical
deformations, deviations from a social norm,
physical challenges, missing limbs

7. 
 Blemishes of individual character person’s
character, identity
 Some of these blemishes can be attributed to people
in jail, drug users, alcoholics, and people with poor
mental health, among others

8. CHARACTERISTICS OF
PERSONS WITH AND
WITHOUT HIV

 Suspending ego so as to appear non-threatening.
 presenting yourselves to the surrounding environment
especially your target.
 Appearing non-threatening in a nonverbally way
always presenting a smile, just for you.
 Having plenty of open displays to nonverbally indicating
they are listening to you
 They are Social, using voice effectively, slightly slower
tempo, so as not to have the appearance of overselling
the topic

9. CHARACTERISTICS OF
PERSONS WITH HIV
 know you
 Devaluation from people who
 Social judgment
 The stigmatized person or group is blamed for its
origin, it is associated with death
 Disrupts social interaction
 Being confined under cultural myths

10.  mental health, such as loss of health insurance,
social discrimination, unemployment, and
problems accessing health-related services

 psychological effects include anxiety, depression,
guilt, isolation, disruption of family dynamics,
physical and emotional violence, intensification of
grief, loss of social support,
 Health deteriorations