Interview - Research has shown that social behavior change is a cost-effective tool in HIV prevention, particularly when combined with robust advocacy efforts.
For Idah Mulala, becoming an IAS change maker has been a passion of mine, driven by my work in sexual and reproductive health and rights, HIV prevention, and youth engagement in my country."Through the change-maker programme, I aim to showcase the impactful work I am doing in Zambia , particularly in these areas.
What are some of the biggest misconceptions young people have about HIV research and prevention, and how do you tackle them? No, you are not being used, you are contributing to the future of a world free of a certain disease that researchers are trying to eradicate What excites me most about these innovations is that now we're having innovations that are coming out because of the voices of the community. Before, what was meant to be prevention tools were just scientists sitting alone in isolation in a room, and they'd say,"We're going come up with a pill for oral prep. It's going to be this size, we're going to put it in this bottle, and people are going to be taking it every day".
When the researcher updates the community on the stages of the research it opens a relationship between the researcher and the community
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