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Department of Education TVET Division HIV/AIDS & STI Teacher Guide Module descriptions Module Name Basic knowledge of HIV/AIDS and STIs Module Code HIV 101- 07 Nominal Duration 10 HOURS Module Purpose After completing this module successfully the student should be able to understand the nature of the HIV/AIDS and STI, tell the differences between them and know the root causes of the epidemic in PNG Summary of Learning Outcomes On completion of this module, the learner will be able to: 1. Explain what HIV/AIDS is and how people get infected. 2. Explain how HIV damages the body 3. Explain about the HIV and STI epidemics in Papua New Guinea. 4. Explain what STIs are, their symptoms and treatments. Assessment Strategy for the Module Methods of Assessment Test = 10% Assignment = 12% Attitude and participation = 3% Total = 25% of overall course mark A sample test and sample assignment are to be found after the Module lesson plans. For example, poster making Content of Module Basic knowledge on HIV/AIDS and STIs What HIV is The origin of HIV What AIDS is The symptoms of AIDS 3 modes of transmission (unprotected sex, parent-to-child transmission, blood-to-blood) 4 body fluids that transmit HIV (blood, semen, vaginal fluid, breast milk) HIV is not transmitted by kissing, hugging, shaking hands, sharing utensils, insect bites, sharing buai, smokes, food, sharing a toilet, water etc The immune system and how it protects the body HIV infects CD4 white blood cells HIV forces the CD4 cell to make more HIV 12
Department of Education TVET Division HIV/AIDS & STI Teacher Guide People show no signs and symptoms of HIV infection People can be infected for a long time AIDS is when the immune system is badly damaged Opportunistic infections include pneumonia, malaria, diarrhoea, TB, common cold, sores that won’t heal, thrush etc. Root causes of the HIV epidemic in PNG include gender inequality, poverty, broken families, abuse and rape, sexual violence, polygamy, drug and alcohol abuse, migration and mobility, poor health care, low condom use, high STI rates, cultural taboos and practices (including bride price) etc Latest figures by age and sex Latest quarterly total of new infections Trends in the figures All Provinces and all age groups affected Critical analysis of the data (e.g. unreported cases, places where there many testing sites, difficulty in collecting data) Vulnerable groups include women and children, young people, middle aged men, mobile working people, polygamous relationships, sex workers and their clients etc Young women are vulnerable because they are sexually active, may not complete education, married young to older men, inability to negotiate for safer sex, limited money, peer pressure, cultural factors, rape, violence and abuse etc Young men are vulnerable because sexually active, cultural and peer pressure to have lots of sexual partners, alcohol and drug abuse, violence and poverty etc Possible future impacts include lot of deaths and sickness, economic pressure on families, loss of students and teachers, young women and girls leave school to care for relatives, orphans, huge pressure on a weak health care system etc Common STIs, their germs, signs and symptoms and treatments syphilis, gonorrhoea, Chlamydia, PID, hepatitis, herpes, donovanosis, genital warts, thrush Having an STI increases your chance of getting HIV Delivery Strategy for the Module 13
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