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Posters, such as these from Uganda, have been used throughout sub-saharan Africa in order to disseminate factual information about the spread of AIDS and HIV. The poster on the left depicts a couple shielding themselves from a rainstorm of AIDS with an umbrella that lists ways to prevent AIDS. The poster on the right informs people of the various ways AIDS can be spread including, unprotected sex, from mother to child, unclean razors used in scaring rituals and unsafe blood transfusions. |
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| Posters have also been used to spread information about how AIDS is not spread. These three images show how AIDS organizations and African governments have tried to take away some of the stigma associated with AIDS by providing accurate information about ways that people can safely interact with those living with HIV/AIDS. | Providing information and facts about HIV and AIDS gives people tools to prevent spreading or contracting the disease. Because sexual contact is one of the primary ways that the disease is spread, many of these posters, such as the one from Kenya on the bottom left, highlight safe sex practices as key to controlling the disease. For more on ads targeting sexual behavior, click here. | |
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| Kenya 1992 |
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