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Education More Important Than Knowledge in Stopping Spread of HIV in Africa


September 8, 2010

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Simply teaching people the facts about how to protect themselves from HIV may not be enough to prevent the spread of AIDS in Africa, a new study suggests. Researchers found that villagers in Ghana who had higher levels of cognitive and decision-making abilities--not just the most knowledge--were the ones who were most likely to take steps to protect themselves from HIV infection.Full Story

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