Multiple and Concurrent Sexual Partnerships

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Related Prevention Activities

See also:
Condom Use
HIV Prevention for Serodiscordant Couples
Male Circumcision
Intergenerational and Transactional Sex

Other Resources

For more information about the role of concurrency in the U.S. HIV epidemic and its impact on black populations, see "Left Behind – Black America: A Neglected Priority in the Global AIDS Epidemic," by the Black AIDS Institute, August 2008.

This 56-page report provides a review of the socioeconomic and epidemiologic aspects of HIV among black individuals in the U.S.

Makwapheni Campaign Case Study: Scrutinize Campaign, A Youth HIV Prevention Campaign Addressing Multiple and Concurrent Sexual Partnerships

USAID, AIDS Support and Technical Assistance Resources, Arlington, VA., AIDSTAR-One (2009)
Spino A., Clark M., & Stash S.

This overview of the successful, year-long series of HIV prevention ads conducted by the Scrutinize Campaign, includes the following sections: Introduction, Purpose, Implementation, Evaluation, Recommendations, Future Programming, and Citations. Victor Scrutinize, the animated star of the ads, raised questions about various risk behaviors in the ads, which were launched on South African television in June 2008. The ads were irreverent and humorous and were "markedly different from previous South African HIV prevention campaigns for youth."

UNAIDS, Talking about OneLove in South Africa (2009)

This webpage provides a brief overview of the South African OneLove campaign.

C-Change Picks 5 - Focus on Multiple Concurrent Partnerships (MCP)

C-Change program is a project of the Communication Initiative and USAID. The fifth issue of C-Change Picks, an electronic journal, focuses on MCPs and provides links to a variety of articles on MCPs in Southern Africa.

Why multiple sexual partners?

Lancet (2009), Vol. 374 No. 9687, pp. 367-9
Shelton J.
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