The individualistic approach in HIV prevention intervention views people as single entities who are unconnected and emphasizes on freedom rights to confidentiality and choice. Within this approach in HIV prevention, medical professionals demonstrate the efficiency and effectiveness of specific tools, such as male circumcision and condoms. This is done on the basis of evidence that vulnerable individuals who are rational ought to take control of their individual lives.1They are, therefore, advised, informed, and counseled on how to act, behave, or adopt preventive measures at a personal level. This has various advantages; for instance, this approach allows individuals to be educated on the facts or theories of HIV prevention measures as approved
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An analysis of these factors allows health care providers to understand a community’s social structure; hence; determine the best approach to employ to intervene in HIV prevention. For instance, social beliefs and practices such as wife sharing and sexual cleansing after death of a spouse would lead to unique behaviors and escalate HIV risks. It is, therefore, proves important to redirect HIV prevention intervention form individualistic approach to a social …show more content…
The escalation of such morbidities was accredited to the lack of equitable accessibility to the people, especially the immigrants who were marginalized. The immigrants were exposed to higher susceptibility, under-diagnosis, as well as limited access to health care services.3These social differences together with environmental elements led to rapid spreading of the diseases. The main challenge of implementing the HIV prevention strategy in such situations is the constant changes in demographic composition of the community. New communities constantly entered the country introducing new social practices and beliefs and varying levels of knowledge about the prevention measures of HIV.4 This poses a great challenge for the health care providers who implement prevention intervention through a social approach as it is difficult or almost impossible to understand all the new cultures in such as a society fast enough to curb the spread of the disease. In addition, some immigrants came to the region from high incidence areas; thus, increased the risk factors in the new
An analysis of these factors allows health care providers to understand a community’s social structure; hence; determine the best approach to employ to intervene in HIV prevention. For instance, social beliefs and practices such as wife sharing and sexual cleansing after death of a spouse would lead to unique behaviors and escalate HIV risks. It is, therefore, proves important to redirect HIV prevention intervention form individualistic approach to a social …show more content…
The escalation of such morbidities was accredited to the lack of equitable accessibility to the people, especially the immigrants who were marginalized. The immigrants were exposed to higher susceptibility, under-diagnosis, as well as limited access to health care services.3These social differences together with environmental elements led to rapid spreading of the diseases. The main challenge of implementing the HIV prevention strategy in such situations is the constant changes in demographic composition of the community. New communities constantly entered the country introducing new social practices and beliefs and varying levels of knowledge about the prevention measures of HIV.4 This poses a great challenge for the health care providers who implement prevention intervention through a social approach as it is difficult or almost impossible to understand all the new cultures in such as a society fast enough to curb the spread of the disease. In addition, some immigrants came to the region from high incidence areas; thus, increased the risk factors in the new