The assumptions surrounding the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) have never been positive. The HIV virus began affecting the world in 1970s and began spreading like wildfire. Since then, it has affected almost every country. HIV/AIDS does not discriminate against its victims whether young or old. A certain culture that has seen a rise in victims is the males aging thirteen to twenty-four in the United States (CDC, 2016). This is a group sometimes thought of as high risk due to their unsafe practices of sex and multiple partners (Fisher, 2014). They typically have disregard for medical treatment and a lack of medical knowledge and prefer to follow the advice and instruction of themselves and peers.
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It is important to help this specific culture to understand the risk and danger of unsafe sex and to understand what safe sex is. According to the Transtheoretical Model, in order for a person to go through treatment they must first become aware of something in order to begin a change (Prochaska & Velicer, 1997). There are six stages association with this that must be addressed: precontemplation, contemplation, preparation, action, maintenance, and termination (Prochaska & Velicer, 1997). For a young adult male, someone must come from their level to explain the practice of safe sex as something …show more content…
With any teen and young adult aging 13-24, it is a risk trying to force anything upon them without rebellion. The program must be done in a very safe way where the recipients can open up with someone their age. There should be one large awareness meeting that breaks down throughout the day into smaller groups with a leader of their similar age to talk about how their life was affected by HIV/AIDS. Relatability is key for the people to begin moving towards the contemplation stage and ultimately towards action and into maintenance and termination. The meetings held once a year would be in every school and university and work place to educate as many males as possible between the ages of 13-24 years of age in the United
It is important to help this specific culture to understand the risk and danger of unsafe sex and to understand what safe sex is. According to the Transtheoretical Model, in order for a person to go through treatment they must first become aware of something in order to begin a change (Prochaska & Velicer, 1997). There are six stages association with this that must be addressed: precontemplation, contemplation, preparation, action, maintenance, and termination (Prochaska & Velicer, 1997). For a young adult male, someone must come from their level to explain the practice of safe sex as something …show more content…
With any teen and young adult aging 13-24, it is a risk trying to force anything upon them without rebellion. The program must be done in a very safe way where the recipients can open up with someone their age. There should be one large awareness meeting that breaks down throughout the day into smaller groups with a leader of their similar age to talk about how their life was affected by HIV/AIDS. Relatability is key for the people to begin moving towards the contemplation stage and ultimately towards action and into maintenance and termination. The meetings held once a year would be in every school and university and work place to educate as many males as possible between the ages of 13-24 years of age in the United