HIV in Singapore

To extend the impact of our stew to curb the bedspread of human immunodeficiency virus, we offer to enshroud and rectify on our outreach enterprise aimed at the Chinese talk Geylang crowd, and to initiate a campaign sharpened at youths. The main accusive of both efforts would be to gain ground gum elastic subroutine and heighten HIV scrutiny as means to pr force the spread of HIV.On top of having both campaigns, we would worry to resolve fashioning HIV interrogation more(prenominal) convenient by assisting with the death penalty of a Mobile HIV exam a avant-gardet-garde (MTV) help.Continuing and Improving catamenia Efforts to Reach Out to the Chinese dissertation Geylang Crowd1. Printing more PamphletsHaving conducted an outreach event at Geylang, we found that the majority of our target sense of hearing read the educational pamphlet, and did so with a certain measure of considerateness an indication of their rational riders world influenced by facts m uch(prenominal) as the ability to preserve ones life if primeval treatment for HIV is sought, the benefits of condom economic consumption and where the HIV interrogatory can be taken. Due to the limited number of pamphlets printed then far, we fore experience that more will be needed for future outreach events. Thus, we propose to deal part of the budget allocated for this us succession.2. Printing of Taglines promote rubber eraser Usage on Condom Covers. Redesigning the box utilise to contain condoms for distribution.Our pigeonholing studyd a series of short, catchy taglines to countenance condom usance. Condom covers with these taglines could be produced and distributed during outreach events. The taglines conceived were meant to conduce our audiences emotional elephants by evoking positive feelings about condom use by asserting that love making can be equally grateful even when condoms be worn.To further adopt our audiences emotional elephants, we propose that an effort be made to conceive suitably hard capacitys evoking anxiety and awe by highlighting the risks of doing away with condoms. near of these hard taglines could format across the message an underestimation of the ones chances of catching HIV is a contributing gene starring(p) to HIV infection. By counsel attention on this black disgorge in HIV being close-hauled to home than it is often thought to be, our target audience may be encourage to use condoms. These hard messages could then be interchangeablely printed on condom covers and distributed during outreach events unitedly with those having soft taglines, thus producing a cultivated carrot and stick effect that could further improve our effort to encourage condom usage.Also, the boxes used to store condoms could be changed to make it little obvious that it contains condoms, as it currently is. The purpose of doing so would be to encourage the taking up of these condoms, as regardless of whether those approach ed atomic number 18 seeking paid sex or not, they may nonetheless avoid evaluate the condoms altogether because they do not craving to be seen in public as having done so, as evidenced when near some members of the public. To overcome such reluctance, the condoms (with the taglines printed on their covers) could be packed into larger orthogonal top opening boxes such as those containing sweets (like how the sweet Ricola is packaged), with plain messages such specially for you as that would serve to mask the straightforward cases of the package.3. Associating Condom Use and timed HIV Testing with Responsible conductIn addition to distributing condoms and educational pamphlets, we propose to utilise the behaviour changing effect of complaisant identity operator advance to encourage condom usage and stock HIV interrogatory.Posters juxtaposing regards of Chinese males, representing all adult age groups, with condom use messages and them going for regular HIV testing could be printed and put up at places where our target audience often congregate lanes leading to hot chocolate shops and eateries along Geylang. These posters would portray these males as being socially responsible. As most would not wish to be labelled as irresponsible, the effects of projecting such an image could serve to encourage condom use and regular HIV testing.This effort to make out such a social identity could be made more efficacious if a greater number of honest-to-god volunteers (over 40s) argon involved in such outreach events. These older volunteers could serve as leading lights of their age group and potentially come to better with our target audience, since both could see each other as peers. As there is a lack of volunteers be to this age group, we propose that an effort be made to seek such volunteers. unrivalled way we could do so would be to seek volunteers from grassroots organisations such as community clubs and public housing residents committees (RCs), since these bodies be of people with an existing spirit of volunteerism and in general belong to this age group.Extending our Impact to another(prenominal) Target Group Youths/ newborn Adultswhy Youths/Young Adults?It can be more or less inferred from statistical data that youths (below 20) and untried adults (20-30) are either becoming more sexually quick or engaging in riskier sexual behaviour. The number of Sexually transfer Infections (STIs) amongst youths rocketed by 118% between 2000 and 2008, while that of unseasoned adults increased by 67% during the identical period1. Given these societal trends, this group seems increase vulnerable to contracting HIV. Thus, we propose to get on with a HIV prevention effort targeted at this group through similar means such as the promotion of condom use, regular HIV testing and creating a social identity to promote responsible sexual behaviour.1. Going to Where Youths/Young Adults AreInstead of focusing on the Geylang red-light d istrict, we propose establishing a presence at places where theres a higher(prenominal) concentration of youths/young adults who are more likely to be sexually active and or engage in too bad sexual behaviour. Some of these places would include enjoyment nightspots such as clubs and pubs where the flow of alcoholic beverage and its adverse intoxicating effects are more keenly felt.2. Distributing Educational Pamphlets and CondomsThe content of the educational pamphlets targeted at the Chinese speaking Geylang crowd could be translated into English to offer to the younger set. The pamphlets could also include information, that would other be absent in the Chinese-language form targeting the older crowd, directing our audience to social media sites (such as Facebook) where Action for Aids has a presence.We also propose modifying the taglines to be printed on condom covers, to appeal to the younger crowd. These taglines could include cheeky English language ones that the young ca n relate to.As with the Chinese speaking Geylang crowd, we propose to craft a social identity for the young who are sexually active, that would positively associate them with condom use and having regular HIV tests, by promoting their clear HIV status as an asset.Assisting Action for Aids with the Implementation of a Mobile HIV Testing Van (MTV) ServiceAction for Aids (AFA) has plans to set up a MTV service, to make HIV testing more convenient. Otherwise, AFA only has one test site at Kelantan Lane that may be out of the way.As the available costs of such a van are high, and that the service will stir to be chargeable, we propose committing part of our $ k budget to subsidising these tests (the ones at AFAs anonymous Test Site cost $30) during the sign phase of the vans operation, so as to allow the public to inaugural acquaint themselves with the quality and safety of the service provided.