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Office, E.E. HIV Prevention Education. Encyclopedia. Available online: https://encyclopedia.pub/entry/60041 (accessed on 07 October 2026).
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HIV prevention education is a structured educational process that provides individuals and communities with accurate knowledge, practical skills, and decision-making support to reduce the risk of acquiring or transmitting HIV [1][2][3][4]. It includes planned learning on transmission routes, prevention methods (e.g., condoms, pre-exposure prophylaxis, testing, treatment as prevention), stigma reduction, and access to health services [1][2]. HIV prevention education is characterized by evidence-based content, behavior-focused skill development (such as negotiation and risk assessment), and adaptation to age, context, and population needs [2][3][4]. In public health and education policy, the term denotes targeted prevention-oriented instruction rather than general health messaging without explicit HIV risk-reduction objectives [1][2][3][4].

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References

  1. World Health Organization (WHO). Consolidated Guidelines on HIV Prevention, Testing, Treatment, Service Delivery and Monitoring: Recommendations for a Public Health Approach; WHO: Geneva, 2021. Available online: https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789240031593.
  2. UNAIDS. Global AIDS Strategy 2021–2026: End Inequalities. End AIDS.; UNAIDS: Geneva, 2021. Available online: https://www.unaids.org/en/Global-AIDS-Strategy-2021-2026.
  3. UNESCO; UNAIDS; UNFPA; UNICEF; UN Women; WHO. International Technical Guidance on Sexuality Education: An Evidence-Informed Approach, revised ed.; UNESCO: Paris, 2018. Available online: https://unesdoc.unesco.org/ark:/48223/pf0000260770.
  4. Virginia A Fonner; Kevin S Armstrong; Caitlin E Kennedy; Kevin R O'Reilly; Michael D Sweat; School Based Sex Education and HIV Prevention in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. PLOS ONE 2014, 9, e89692. [CrossRef]
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