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In this week's episode of Siyayinqoba Beat It! we heard how teenagers dealt with discrimination when disclosing to their families and peers. Nwabisa Njaba, a HIV positive learner joined the Siyayinqoba Beat It! Support Group in studio to share her experiences on when and how she disclosed her status and what challenges she had to face at school.
In September 2000 Linda Pindani, a high school learner at the time, was diagnosed as HIV positive. According to Pindani he was likely to have been infected at the age of fifteen at a party, where he and his friends got drunk and slept with multiple girls without using protection. In this episode of the 2004 series, Pindani, a young man entering into manhood who had also progressed to stage four of the disease, shared his experiences of his traditional Xhosa circumcision ceremony with the viewers. In the next episode he discussed his choices and experiences with the support group.
In September 2000 Linda Pindani, a high school learner at the time, was diagnosed as HIV positive. According to Pindani he was likely to have been infected at the age of fifteen at a party, where he and his friends got drunk and slept with multiple girls without using protection. In episode 16 of this series, Pindani, a young man entering into manhood who has also progressed to stage four of the disease, shared his experiences of his traditional Xhosa circumcision ceremony with the viewers. In this episode he discussed his choices and experiences with the support group members.
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