Using Folk Media in HIV/Aids Prevention in Rural Ghana

Bibliographic Data

ID11033646
AuthorsSolomon Panford (Solomon Panford and Maud Ofori Nyaney are with CARE International, Accra, Ghana; Samuel Opoku Amoah was formerly with CARE International. Nana Garbrah Aidoo is with Research and Communication Resources Limited, Accra, Ghana.), Maud Ofori Nyaney (Solomon Panford and Maud Ofori Nyaney are with CARE International, Accra, Ghana; Samuel Opoku Amoah was formerly with CARE International. Nana Garbrah Aidoo is with Research and Communication Resources Limited, Accra, Ghana.), Samuel Opoku Amoah (Solomon Panford and Maud Ofori Nyaney are with CARE International, Accra, Ghana; Samuel Opoku Amoah was formerly with CARE International. Nana Garbrah Aidoo is with Research and Communication Resources Limited, Accra, Ghana.), Nana Garbrah Aidoo (Solomon Panford and Maud Ofori Nyaney are with CARE International, Accra, Ghana; Samuel Opoku Amoah was formerly with CARE International. Nana Garbrah Aidoo is with Research and Communication Resources Limited, Accra, Ghana.)
Year2001
Volume91
Issue10
Pages1559-1562
Publication date2001-10-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueAmerican Journal of Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0090-0036 • E-ISSN: 1541-0048
PublisherAmerican Public Health Association (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2105/ajph.91.10.1559
PMID11574305
OpenAlexW2085116856
LanguageEN
Citations received23
References cited6

The pandemic of HIV/AIDS continues to pose a serious threat to the population of sub-Saharan Africa, despite ongoing public health efforts to control the spread of infection. Given the important role of oral tradition in indigenous settings throughout rural Africa, we are beginning an innovative approach to HIV/AIDS prevention based on the use of folk media. This commentary explains the types of folk media used in the traditional Ghanaian setting and explores their consistency with well-known theories. Folk media will be integrated with broadcast radio for interventions under the HIV/AIDS Behavior Change Communication Project being undertaken as part of the CARE–CDC Health Initiative (CCHI) in 2 districts in Ghana

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