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Can Health and Wellness Education Programs Help Decrease the Number of New Incidences? A Study of the HIV/AIDS Pandemic in Malawi

Date

2014-07-11

Author

Callaway, Latasha

Type of Degree

thesis

Department

Sociology

Abstract

This study entails a secondary data analysis and a proposed program model for the HIV/AIDS pandemic in Malawi. Addressing key issues such as what is the best way to decrease the number of new incidences of HIV/AIDS in Malawi, this research study evaluated the potential incentives of implementing health and wellness education programs that addresses HIV prevention, condom usage, and behavior change in Malawian schools.