4. I FEAR, I DON’T TELL AS RESULT OF PUBLIC STIGMA It should not be don’t tell we don’t ask It should be tell and we support you! Fear-based stigma Value-based stigma
5. Living with HIV in Fear of loved ones finding out of friends abandoning you of never being held again - I don’t go in the front door of services I watch who I talk too I don’t try and get a job for fear of disclosure I sometimes don’t want to tell SELF STIGMA
6. Living without HIV in Ignorance for FEAR of being labeled HIV of family knowing that I am having sex of someone knowing my business I don’t inform myself, talk about it or take the test Value-based stigma
8. Myths and Misconceptions Fear of people living with HIV Take risks Deny I have a problem Throw the blame on others
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12. Risk promoting and reducing behaviors of Women NO PROTECTION IT DOES NOT HAPPEN TO ME TRUST
13. Poverty and powerlessness render women vulnerable to infection. Disempowerment of women makes it more difficult for them to protect themselves from being infected by their partners, exposes them to sexual abuse, limits their access to knowledge about how to protect themselves, and increases the incidence of other STDs that raise susceptibility to HIV infection. This vicious circle of gender inequality, poverty and voicelessness is at the core of the relentless spread of the epidemic.
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15. Risk promoting and reducing behaviors of Heterosexual Men Alcohol and drugs It’s them not me Talk to kids not me I know what I am doing Superman syndrome
18. TURN THE NEGATIVE TO POSITIVE ALL PREVENTION IS GOOD IF IT AVERTS ONE MORE INFECTION IN OUR COMMUNITY
19. Create an enabling environment Make HIV/AIDS a household name Turn the negative into positive Tell everyone that TEST IS A SMART THING TO DO! Get tested at the following locations
20. Combat Myths about HIV Transmission not only in group intervention via other media channels
21. COMBAT THE FEAR BY SPEAKING OUT! People living with HIV and People that don’t live with HIV
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24. Address the needs of specific groups tailored Group level interventions Incarcerated men on HIV Down low
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