AIDS Education through Imams: A Spiritually Motivated Community Effort in Uganda

This report, produced by the Islamic Medical Association of Uganda (IMAU) and published by UNAIDS, documents the experiences of IMAU in providing HIV/AIDS education in Uganda. It describes how over 8,000 religious leaders and their teams of volunteers were trained and supervised over the course of an IMAU AIDS education project. These teams conducted repeated home visits to over 10,000 families in 11 districts, offering information on HIV/AIDS and counselling on behaviour change. A two-year project assessment revealed: significant increases in correct knowledge of HIV transmission and prevention among target communities, as well as increased knowledge of the risks associated with practices such as circumcision, a significant reduction in self-reported sexual partners, and an increase in self-reported condom use.

This publication is part of the UNAIDS Best Pratices Collection.