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Truly Participatory
Indicators of participation and impact of program include the following:
a. Increased number of high risk groups seeking counseling and
treatment for STI;
b. Increased number of weekly smearing of entertainers;
c. Consistent condom users among entertainers increased from 16%
in 1997 to 39% in 2002;
d. 72 children with STI referred by HDES for treatment; and
e. No HIV cases since the conduct of the surveillance through
serologic testing from 1996 to 2004.
The greater accomplishment is certainly the creation of the
constituency for AIDS prevention in the form of people’s organizations
involved in the campaign. These include:
a. Barangay Council for the Protection of Children (BCPC). A total
of 77 BCPCs have been organized to look after the protection of children
against prostitution, trafficking and STI/HIV/AIDS. The Sanguniang
Panglunsod has passed a resolution institutionalizing the BCPC.
b. ZCMSAC, which is chaired by the city mayor, the city health officer
as executive officer, and council members coming from different sectors,
foremost among which is the HDES.
c. Asosasyon ng mga Batang Lansangan ng Zamboanga, an
association of sexually exploited children under sixteen. The association’s
program was able to raise the self-esteem of at least 120 children through
street education and life skills development activities. They became
aware of their sexuality and protected themselves from acquiring sexually
transmitted infections. The older children became peer educators.
d. Asosacion de las Estrellas de Zamboanga, an active association
of the gay sector. It is composed of both Muslims and Christians. The
association serves as support group for all gays in the city through the
peer education approach. They promote positive attitude toward
protected sex and reject unprotected sex. They produced IEC support
materials for the sector.
e. Zamboanga Entertainment Association (ZEA). This is an
organization formed by entertainment establishments. The association
was organized through the efforts of HDES and the City Health Office.
Since its organization, the ZEA officers have taken an active role in
promoting AIDS/HIV prevention in Zamboanga City. The president of
ZEA is a member of the local AIDS council.
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