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Chitchat to reduce hivaids stigma among sexual minorities groups in kenya ishtar msm
1. CHITCHAT TO REDUCE HIV/AIDS STIGMA
AMONG SEXUAL MINORITIES GROUPS IN
KENYA
PETER NJANE (Director)
ISHTAR-MSM (Nairobi, Kenya)
3rd NOPE CONFERENCE ON PEER
EDUCATION,HIV & AIDS
Date:18th June, 2008
2. Overview
About ISHTAR
Current situation of MSM in Kenya
Successes so far
Challenges and Barriers
Recommendations
3. ISHTAR- MSM
Established in 1997
Registered as a Community Based Organization
(CBO)
Consists of 200 members
HIV prevention and care
Develop positive attitudes and values to the
society on MSM issues
Identify and develop referral systems for MSMs’
health needs
4. Current Situation of MSM in Kenya
Health care services inaccessible to MSM with few
exceptions across Kenya
Many MSM self-medicate or purchase drugs from
pharmacies when experiencing STI symptoms
Many MSM fear discrimination and stigma from
healthcare providers
Healthcare providers not trained to provide services
to MSM and unaware of sexual health and HIV
needs of MSM
5. Cont….
Appropriate and sensitive counselling
services not available
Water-based lubricants are not readily
available
HIV and sexual health campaigns only talk
about vaginal sex as route of transmission
6. Challenges and Barriers
Criminalization of consensual sex between
adult males (S162, Penal Code of Kenya)
Ignorance of MSM HIV needs among
healthcare providers and policy makers
Religious, moral, cultural attitudes
Stigma, esp. HIV and sexuality
Scope – not possible to reach rural MSM
7. Recommendations
Create more awareness among MSM on HIV/AIDS
MSM to take part in prevention and management of
HIV/AIDS
Repealing S162 will remove the legal barrier to
service provision for MSM, reduce stigma and
ultimately reduce MSM vulnerability to HIV infection
Involve MSM in service provision, policy and
research – rather than being reduced to the ‘study
population’ or ‘service recipients’
Expansion of MSM services
Implementation of policy