HIV and AIDs prevention

Reducing HIV and AIDs through Prevention (RHAP): A theoretically based Approach for Teaching HIV Prevention to Adolescents through an Exploration of Popular Music

Problem: The authors identify hip-hop and rap music as a powerful tool for engaging youth in discussions about behaviors that place them at risk for getting HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases.

Solution: The author uses reducing and HIV and AIDs through (RHAP). They went to middle school and held special sessions that required student to attend. When they were at the sessions, student analyzed songs with sexual messages. They would break down what the sexual messages where saying and how it related to HIV and sexually transmitted diseases.

Vocab:

Misogynist: reflecting or exhibiting hatred, dislike, mistrust, or mistreatment of women
(Dictionary.com)

Pervasive: spread throughout (Dictionary.com)

Pedagogue: a teacher (Dictionary.com)