Good Reasons

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Summary: On the street in front of Sylvia’s house, a group of young people is having a lively discussion on whether or not it’s a good idea to get an HIV test. When one of them brings up mother-to-child transmission, Sylvia is all ears … for good reason.

Sample topics for discussion:

1) Why is it such a good idea to get tested for HIV? Name as many reasons as you can.

2) Do both you and your partner know for sure whether you are HIV-negative or not? If you don’t know, when do you intend to find out?

Directed by Abderrahmane Sissako, Mauritania

• Based on original ideas by Ndèye Diasse Samb, aged 18, Senegal, and Guy Merlin Wayap, aged 21, Cameroon
• Length: 5 minutes 05 seconds
• Production date: 2004
• Shot in Bamako, Mali
• Currently available in: American Sign Language, Dioula, English, Fon, French, Igbo, Kinyarwanda, Kiswahili, Lingala, Mina, Mooré, Portuguese, Pulaar, Twi, Wolof, and Yoruba.

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