Address critical misperceptions

Address critical misperceptions. The correct and consistent use of condoms in
stable relationships continues to be a challenge. This issue, as well as the continued
promotion of condom use with casual partners, must be directly addressed. In addition
to promoting the use of condoms with regular partners through traditional mass media
and small media channels, it is important to reinforce it through voluntary counselling
and testing networks. Couples and others who may assume it is already too late to
adopt safer sexual practices must be encouraged and supported to use condoms through
post-test and ongoing counselling. Consistent condom use is essential for HIV-positive
persons who choose to remain sexually active.
HIV prevention programmes need to regularly draw from the findings of operational
research on how consistent condom use for key groups in different settings can be
achieved.