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Interventions have twin role

1. To keep the level of epidemic in high risk groups under control and
2. To keep the level of epidemic in low risk groups under control.

National AIDS Control Program recommends that the components of Targeted Interventions should be based on best practice recommendations.
The key components for targeted interventions are:

  • STD
  • Condom
  • Enabling Environment
  • Community Mobilisation
  • BCC
Component
Objective

STD

To ensure that the knowledge, skills and services that are necessary for detection and treatment of STD infection are available for the high-risk behaviour groups.

In an environment that is empowering, the above situation leads the community to promptly access STD services in the event of STD infection.

Condom

To ensure that the knowledge, skills and services that are necessary for accessing and using condoms in penetrative sexual acts are available for the high-risk groups.

In an environment that is empowering, the above situation leads the community to use condoms in penetrative sexu
al acts

Enabling
Environment

To support and facilitate changes in the environment that enables the community to practice safer behaviors. These changes need to become policies and get implemented at state, district and local levels.

Community
Mobilization

To support and facilitate changes in the environment that enables the community to practice safer behaviors. These changes need to become policies and get implemented at state, district and local levels.

BCC

Behavior Change Communication is a cross cutting issue that provides communication that is aimed at achieving the objectives of the above four components.
           
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