Components
Abstinence, Be Faithful, Use a Condom consists of three components:
Abstinence - The ABC approach encourages young adults to use abstinence until marriage, the most effective way to avoid HIV infection. The program develops skills for practicing abstinence and encourages participants to adopt social norms that support abstinence.
Be Faithful - In addition to abstinence, the ABC approach encourages participants to eliminate casual sex partners and to practice fidelity within their marriages and other sexual relationships. This reduces exposure to HIV. In Uganda between 1989–1995, President Museveni reported a 20% decline in casual sex partners, and an 11% decline in reported cases of HIV.
Use a Condom - The final component to the ABC approach is "correct and consistent condom use." While understanding the benefits of abstinence, participants are instructed how to apply and use a condom. This is an example of risk reduction during cases when risk elimination is not practiced. Students are also taught that condoms do not protect against all forms of sexually transmitted diseases.
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