Health, Family and Social Issues: notes

The family

• The family cares for children, teaches values and gives support.
• Extended family and community help in hard times. Zunde raMambo is a community field that feeds needy families.

Health issues

• HIV is spread through unprotected sex, infected blood, and from mother to child. It is not spread by hugging or sharing a plate.
• Stigma (unfair treatment of people living with HIV) is harmful and wrong.
• Cholera spreads through dirty water and poor hygiene. Boil water and wash hands.

Social problems

• Drug and substance abuse: harms health, school and families.
• Early marriage: takes away a girl's education and health, and is against the law.
• Gender based violence: violence because of a person's sex. It is a crime and can be reported.

Common mistake

Do not say HIV is spread by mosquitoes or touch. Know the real ways it spreads.