Beneficiaries of the door-to-door HIV/AIDS counselling and testing in Kaduna State have commended the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) for the initiative.
The activity took place on Saturday at Angwan Matari and Sabon Tasha in Chukun Local Government Area of the state.
According to them, the strategy will encourage more people to submit themselves for testing.
One of them, Faith John, said the prevalence of HIV/AIDS among adolescents and young people was largely due to fear associated with HIV.
“Aside from the fear of knowing our HIV status, HIV/AIDS services at the health centers are not youth-friendly. That scares a lot of us away, but I am confident things will change with this project.
“I am so impressed that the people providing the needed HIV information are youths, the counsellors and testers are equally youths and the whole exercise is being carried…
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