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  • Title: Country watch: Zimbabwe.
    Author: Ncube L.
    Journal: AIDS STD Health Promot Exch; 1995; (2):10-2. PubMed ID: 12289837.
    Abstract:
    In 1991, the Matabeleland AIDS Council (MAC) in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, established a peer education program for industry workers. To date, workers from 45 companies, particularly manufacturing companies, have participated in the program. Program goals include prevention of the spread of HIV and promotion of a supportive response to co-workers known or suspected to have HIV infection or AIDS. MAC first contacts senior management to get company support. It then helps personnel and training management staff develop each company's program. MAC negotiates free time for the 5-day initial training course of peer educators and for the quarterly follow-up meetings. Workers complete questionnaires so MAC can determine training content and materials required. Management and workers choose workers to be trained as informal resource persons. The criteria for the non-paid peer educators are that they be permanent employees, good communicators, literate in English, highly motivated, and persons trusted and respected by their co-workers. The peer educator/worker ratio is 1-2/100. The task of peer educators is dispelling misconceptions and myths and creating on-going discussions about HIV/AIDS both in and outside the workplace. MAC also trains nurses in 16 companies in AIDS counseling and methods of training peer educators. MAC conducted an evaluation of the peer educator program in 1994 in 15 companies. 13 companies either did not have an AIDS policy or did not address AIDS in its general health policy. 91% of workers had received written materials. 74% attended drama or video sessions, 66% received condoms. 30% asked a peer educator personal questions. Between 1992 and 1993, distribution of condoms increased from 25,776 to 49,392. Workers have adopted a positive attitude towards persons with AIDS. Many peer educators have taken up AIDS related-community work. Business leaders acknowledge the benefits of the peer educator program.
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