Botswana HIV programmes fail sexuality test - report

Many HIV/AIDS programmes in Botswana are not addressing sexuality as a fundamental component, a needs assessment report has shown.

The report authored by Felistus Motimedi says that interventions increasingly communicate about HIV as if it has nothing to do with sex.

This is despite the fact that sexual activity is the main mode of HIV transmission. "HIV/AIDS interventions also need to take into cognisance the variety of sexual identities existing in all communities in every part of the world," says the report on the needs assessment for the prevention and research initiative for sexual minorities programme.

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