Animation for Male Sex Worker HIV/AIDS Outreach and Prevention (Eng. Subtitles) Mplus Thailand

Thai MSW and migrant MSW primarily from the Shan, Karen & Burmese regions will benefit from this animation available in Thai and the 3 regional dialects. There are no recent reports of HIV prevalence among MSW in Chiang Mai, but in Bangkok the prevalence is reported to be 15.4% (venue-based) and 22.6% (street-based) suggesting prevalence among Chiang Mai MSW could also be dangerously high. Mplus+ understands Thai and Migrant MSW work across a variety of venues including bars, saunas, massage parlours, karaoke lounges, and brothels. Additionally, many work independently on the streets, in parks or cinemas. Because of the many different kinds of MSW that work in these establishments for different reasons, most work in isolation and many do not fully identify themselves as sex workers. As a result, they have little access to specific sexual health education or services and are most often underrepresented in current programming and advocacy (TREAT ASIA, 2006). It is important to point out that HIV epidemics move from vulnerable groups to the general population when there are links between the two. The link between MSM, MSW and women in Thailand is well established. Thus, women who have sexual relationships with MSM or MSW stand to benefit from the animation as well, as it aims to educate MSM and MSW who perceive themselves as low risk and who are not clear on the specifics of transmission in respect to the women they have sex with. These often cohabitating, primarily heterosexual, female partners/spouses now represent one-third of all new HIV/AIDS cases in Thailand (Dowsett, Grierson, & McNally, 2006).

Primary project team members include: (1) Mr. Pad Thepsai (Outreach Manager: Mplus+, kamkadam@hotmail.com); (2) Dr. Christopher Walsh (Senior Lecturer: The Open University, c.s.walsh@open.ac.uk); (2) Dr. Peeranuch Jantarakupt (Assistant Dean for Research and Graduate Studies: McCormick Faculty of Nursing, Payap University, Peeranuch_J@payap.ac.th); and On-Anong Thammajinda (Lecturer: McCormick Faculty of Nursing, Payap University, onanongth@gmail.com)

Animation by Lanna Media (Lannamedia.co.th)

Category:

Education

Tags:

• HIV/AIDS prevention
• animations
• mobile phones
• MPLUS+
• MSM
• MSW
• sexual practice
• risk
• Transgender
• HIV
• AIDS
• Safe Sex
• Condoms
• Thailand
• Chiang Mai
• male sex worker
• migrant male sex worker
• mplus

[MiHerokung]

คำว่า พลาด ไม่มีวันได้แก้ไขนะ สำหรับการติดเชื่อ HIV

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[MrAnteiaAnthea]

eycant seem to find a man who ill treat me like a princess

[SakumaMiniViva]

gays

[MARCofFRANKFURT]

Great Video.

Greatings to Empower Foundation and APNSWP.

Marc,

Sexworker Forum

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[Demonna63]

This is beautiful animation, well done. This is the perfect example of why we must practice safe sex.Love the Video XD