http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20090505/news/news5.html
Last night in class we discussed initiatives that focus on educating and involving men in issues of STI prevention and reproduction. One case study of particular interest was a UNFPA campaign that is focused on endowing barbers with safe sex-related knowledge and contraceptives (condoms) to distribute to their cleints in a particularly creative and insightful way to reach the hard-to-reach target population. Barbers are widespread and commonly used by many people, men and women alike.
This article is from a Jamaican paper that focuses on using barbers/hair dressers to educate both men and women and distribute contraceptives during hair cuts. It also includes some other interesting, non-traditional methods.
-Laura Johnson