To raise awareness and knowledge of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV); information, education and communication (IEC) strategies are needed. Entertainment education (EE) uses performing arts and theatre, as form of HIV programming, and is increasingly utilised in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), a...

Male involvement in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) care cascades is identified as a critical prerequisite for the successful elimination of mother-to-child transfer of HIV. Scant evidence exists on efficacious culturally appropriate and male-inclusive elimination of mother-to-child transfer...

This article provides a brief overview of the Teen Interactive Theater Education (TITE) curriculum, the theory behind its inception, and the expected outcomes. TITE is an innovative positive youth development program that engages young people in the consideration of pertinent topics in today's...

Introduction: Arts-based approaches to health promotion have been used widely across sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), particularly in public health responses to HIV/AIDS. Such approaches draw on deep-rooted historical traditions of indigenous groups in combination with imported traditions which emerged...

Aim: The London borough of Newham is ethnically diverse and is one of the poorest regions in the UK. Rates of teenage pregnancy, sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and HIV are high compared to the rest of the country. One strand of the local school-based HIV-prevention programme for young...

The Process and Collaboration for Empowerment and Discussion (PACED) approach redefines the goals for employing the performing arts in HIV/AIDS education. Considering the complexity of the epidemic, art can appropriately address HIV/AIDS by placing a greater emphasis on the creative process,...

Background: Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and questioning (LGBTQ) youth may have limited exposure to sexuality education programming that is affirming of their identities and unique experiences. Objective: To develop and evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of a theater-based...

The article is based on an applied theatre project facilitated by Cletus Moyo at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa from 2009 to 2010. We argue that performance poetry deployed within an applied theatre paradigm has the potential to unlock the silence around HIV and...

The types of folk media used to prevent human immumodeficiency virus/acquired immune deficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) in Ghana are discussed. Folk media include storytelling, puppetry, proverbs, visual art, drama, role-play, concerts, gong beating, dirges, songs, drumming and dancing. As part of an...

This community-based study sought to understand the caregiving support networks of people living with HIV/AIDS in Winnipeg and Regina, Canada. Qualitative data from 31 participants were gathered from photographs that each individual took of daily life and from in-depth individual interviews. A...