HIV: How Safe Are Barber Shops?

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SELEBI-PHIKWE: A visit to a barber shop for a hair cut has changed meaning since the advent of HIV/AIDS. Previously, people used to visit any barber shop, even makeshift shelters under trees with scant regard for safety.

However, the ever present fear of contracting the deadly HIV has made most people cautious when they visit barber shops and salons.

The fight against HIV/AIDS has largely focused on sexual behaviour while little attention is paid to other avenues of transmission like shared shaving machines or a traditional healer's scalpel.

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