AIDS Risk Reduction Model

Group 7: The AIDS Risk Reduction Model

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What is the AIDS Risk Reduction Model?

Limitations to the Model

• ARRM merely emphasises on sexual behaviour.

Examples:

• injection drug use, occupational exposure, blood transfusion, exposure during childbirth & breast-feeding)

The AIDS Risk Reduction Model (ARRM), introduced in 1990, provides a framework for explaining and predicting the behaviour change efforts of individuals specifically in relationship to the sexual transmission of HIV/AIDS. A three-stage model, the ARRM incorporates several variables from other behavior change theories.

• Fails to link different factors to each other in order to completely and most effectively eradicate high risk behaviours.

Examples:

• knowledge about HIV/AIDS
• alcohol abuse

Taking Action

The THREE STAGES

• This process requires information seeking, obtaining remedies and enhancing solutions.

• Interaction of health professionals with public

• Limitations of the approach may result in the strategy taking a longer.

STAGE 1: Recognition and labeling of one's behavior as high risk

STAGE 2: Making a commitment to reduce high-risk sexual contacts and to increase low- risk activities

STAGE 3: Taking action.

Brumhilda Ochs

Hileni Nghilukilwa

Doris Eiman

Hoandi //Hoës

Paul Nakashololo

Deborah Nwagboso

Bupe Zeko

Addressing the issue according to AIDS Risk Reduction Model

• With reference to stage 2 of the ARRM, commitments need to be made in order to reduce high-risk contact and increase low-risk activities.

• Focus seems to be more on pregnancy prevention than infection of HIV/AIDS.

• The use of condoms in conjunction with these birth control methods.

• Education of societies

In our presentation we will be addressing the behaviour of females with regard to falling pregnant and the transmission of HIV/AIDS by using the AIDS Risk Reduction Model, which was designed to explain the influence of knowledge and attitudes about AIDS or HIV on risk related behaviour with emphasis on sexual behaviour (Sevier, 1996).

Percentage of sexually active vs. non sexually active students.

Why this is an issue...

Our Process

• Our research was based on a target group of women between the ages of 17-35 and was conducted by means of interviews as well as questionnaires.

• We also included several pharmacies in Windhoek as they have a relation to our research.
• [Examples of Questionnaires]

• According to the data we received from the public survey, 60% of females we interviewed were sexually active
• Of these sexually active females, 83% agreed that they are more cautious about becoming pregnant than contracting HIV/AIDS
• At the Pharmacies it was recorded that only 3-5 women buy condoms, while an average of 5-7 women will buy contraceptives such as the morning after pill (also known as Emergency Contraception).
• According to the pharmacist, such contraception does not protect females against HIV/AIDS or other sexually transmitted infections (Dorado Valley Pharmacy, 22 March, 2013)
• Pharmacists would usually advice customers on the different forms of contraceptives to give them a wider range of choices
• This can be seen as high risk behaviour as it increases the spread of HIV/AIDS