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STI/HIV/AIDS Intervention Among Slum Dwellers


The slum areas of Chennai host a high incidence of HIV and AIDS infection due to the lack of community knowledge on healthy behaviors and modes of transmission. MCCSS works to expand HIV and AIDS intervention from the accessible areas of Chennai to its poorest areas of urban slum-life and hutment.

MCCSS focuses particularly in the vulnerable adolescent community, offering life skills education and HIV/AIDS awareness to all schools in project areas. The HIV/AIDS Prevention and Awareness Programme continues to broaden geographically within Chennai and internally by improving the standard of care received by HIV/AIDS patients.


 

Home Visits and Personal Contact

The implementation of home visits between MCCSS staff and local slum-dwellers works to identify and understand the behaviors and practices of high risk individuals. This aspect of the intervention project handles issues ranging from individual STI symptoms to referral services for counseling and support of infected community members and their families.

Group and Community Meetings

Among the slum dwelling community, MCCSS staff conduct group meetings that deal with various issues of health and wellness among different sectors of the society. Meeting topics range from occupational training for auto-rickshaw and lorry drivers to workshops on the behaviors and safety of adolescents.

 

 

 

Exhibitions and Street Plays

Group exhibitions and engaging street plays are used by MCCSS staff and volunteers to convey messages of health and wellness during group meetings, area level campaigns and public awareness gatherings.

Peer Promotion

Peer involvement in community campaigns and public awareness is vital to the HIV/AIDS Intervention Programme.

Mass Campaign

Mass campaigns are organized in community clusters with the combined participation of MCCSS staff members and the local population. These campaigns include activities like educational seminars, workshops, school intervention, training among adolescents and treatment for infected community members.

 

Till 2009

  • 25,002 persons through one-to-one and group meetings were given information on STI/HIV and AIDS
  • 1200 persons volunteered for HIV testing in MCCSS Blood Screening camps in that 628 Female, 569 Male and 3 Transgender. Four tested positive.
  • 56 HIV positive existing cases were contacted and care and support is provided
    1099 persons were referred for STI testing to ICTC, STD Department, and Corporation Health Post. In that 577 VDRL tests were done in MCCSS Blood screening a camp which includes 322 Female and 255 Male. 10 VDRL cases were identified and referred for treatment.
  • 4533 students were given awareness through 64 school programmes. 40 teachers from CSI Madras Diocesan Schools and 45 hostel wardens were also given an intensive training to handle students with sexual problems.
  • 18 AIDS Aware Group (AAG) among Domestic workers, Women and men Auto drivers, Tourist friendly Auto drivers, Commercial Sex workers, MSM, Construction workers.
  • 163519 Condom were given and in that 45% were given through outlets
  • 53037 IEC materials were distributed
  • All 1200 came in our Blood Screening camps were given pre – test counseling and only 937 were given post test counseling
  • 95 peer educators have been promoted
  • 3 world AIDS Day Campaign has been conducted.

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