O Icheke Game Guide for Field Officers - CONCURRENT SEXUAL ...

Game 2
MULTIPLE CONCURRENT PARTNERSHIPS
Ask the 12 participants to now hold hands in a circle. Identify
a person as being HIV positive. Now ask the group ‘Who
else is at risk of contracting the virus?’
The participants should identify the people that the HIV
positive person is holding hands with as the ones at risk of
contracting HIV.
Ask the participants ‘Is anyone else at risk of
contracting HIV?’
Everyone in the circle should eventually identify themselves
as HIV positive.
So now all 12 people in the group are HIV positive. ‘What
is the difference between the two games?’ The
answer is concurrency. In this game, all participants are
holding hands with 2 partners at the same time. Therefore all
12 people became infected, whereas in the first game, each
person held hands with two people, but not at the same
time. They had a break between partners so only 4 of the 12
people became infected.
Discussion guide
-Do you know people in your community who
are involved in these types of relationships?
-What are some of the reasons for having multiple
concurrent partnerships?
-What are the benefits of being in a monogamous
relationship?