Health and Place
Volume 13, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 173-178

Reaching hard-to-reach migrants by letters: An HIV/AIDS awareness programme in Nepal (Article)

Poudel K.C. , Jimba M.* , Poudel-Tandukar K. , Wakai S.
  • a Department of International Community Health, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyoku, Tokyo, 113-0033, Japan
  • b Department of International Community Health, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyoku, Tokyo, 113-0033, Japan
  • c Department of International Community Health, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyoku, Tokyo, 113-0033, Japan
  • d Department of International Community Health, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyoku, Tokyo, 113-0033, Japan

Abstract

We assessed the impact of an HIV/AIDS programme for Nepalese migrants to India that involved writing letters. The programme created opportunities for sending HIV/AIDS-related messages to the migrants in India, and encouraging them practicing safer sex. Initially, they received the messages only from the programme, but later from their colleagues, spouses or other family members. They discussed the messages in groups, disseminated them, and sought more knowledge in their destinations. These findings indicated that using letters could be an effective way to reach inaccessible migrants at their destinations, and help them to improve their HIV/AIDS-related knowledge, and safer sex practices. © 2005 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Author Keywords

Letters Migration Sexual behaviours Nepal Diffusion of innovation HIV/AIDS

Index Keywords

Eurasia information dissemination Human immunodeficiency virus infection India writing Indian Safe Sex human Asia health service controlled study priority journal public service Human immunodeficiency virus knowledge migrant worker school child South Asia family health program Adolescent male female spouse Article awareness adult health education migration Nepal acquired immune deficiency syndrome Learning public health
Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-33750966734&doi=10.1016%2fj.healthplace.2005.11.005&partnerID=40&md5=aa5dde2d9b0a39afb2b8994b122adfc6
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2005.11.005
ISSN: 13538292
Cited by: 4
Original Language: English