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Thu, 09 Jul 2026 19:43:44 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html Be in the know en <![CDATA[Reflection: Why trust matters in youth-friendly healthcare]]> https://www.beintheknow.org/news-and-blogs/reflection-why-trust-matters-youth-friendly-healthcare https://www.beintheknow.org/news-and-blogs/reflection-why-trust-matters-youth-friendly-healthcare Mon, 22 Jun 2026 09:46:52 GMT info@beintheknow.org (Doris Kathia) <![CDATA[Why peer-led HIV conversations are so powerful ]]> https://www.beintheknow.org/news-and-blogs/why-peer-led-hiv-conversations-are-so-powerful https://www.beintheknow.org/news-and-blogs/why-peer-led-hiv-conversations-are-so-powerful Fri, 19 Jun 2026 18:54:28 GMT info@beintheknow.org (Martha Kombe) <![CDATA[Reflection: A better society for all begins with honest HIV conversations ]]> https://www.beintheknow.org/news-and-blogs/reflection-better-society-all-begins-honest-hiv-conversations https://www.beintheknow.org/news-and-blogs/reflection-better-society-all-begins-honest-hiv-conversations Tue, 07 Jul 2026 08:56:16 GMT info@beintheknow.org (C.N. Nnadi) <![CDATA[First-hand: Why youth voices matter in HIV conversations]]> https://www.beintheknow.org/news-and-blogs/first-hand-why-youth-voices-matter-hiv-conversations https://www.beintheknow.org/news-and-blogs/first-hand-why-youth-voices-matter-hiv-conversations Wed, 27 May 2026 07:24:38 GMT info@beintheknow.org (Panashe Mhingwa as told to Tinashe Madamombe) <![CDATA[First-time sex myths: Can you get pregnant, delay your period, or change your body? ]]> https://www.beintheknow.org/news-and-blogs/first-time-sex-myths-can-you-get-pregnant-delay-your-period-or-change-your-body https://www.beintheknow.org/news-and-blogs/first-time-sex-myths-can-you-get-pregnant-delay-your-period-or-change-your-body Tue, 19 May 2026 10:26:03 GMT info@beintheknow.org (Martha Kombe and Tinashe Madamombe) <![CDATA[Too ashamed for the clinic: Why young Nigerians self-treat STIs ]]> https://www.beintheknow.org/news-and-blogs/too-ashamed-clinic-why-young-nigerians-self-treat-stis https://www.beintheknow.org/news-and-blogs/too-ashamed-clinic-why-young-nigerians-self-treat-stis Fri, 17 Apr 2026 13:42:33 GMT info@beintheknow.org (John Chukwu) <![CDATA[First hand: Moving from fear to understanding HIV treatment ]]> https://www.beintheknow.org/news-and-blogs/first-hand-moving-fear-understanding-hiv-treatment https://www.beintheknow.org/news-and-blogs/first-hand-moving-fear-understanding-hiv-treatment Fri, 17 Apr 2026 12:49:07 GMT info@beintheknow.org (Levi Knowles as told to Tinashe Madamombe) <![CDATA[How to Bring Up Condoms with Your Partner - Tips for Women ]]> https://www.beintheknow.org/news-and-blogs/how-bring-condoms-your-partner-tips-women https://www.beintheknow.org/news-and-blogs/how-bring-condoms-your-partner-tips-women Fri, 27 Mar 2026 14:34:17 GMT info@beintheknow.org (Martha Kombe) <![CDATA[First-hand: “We are women” — Adaeze Okafor on HIV, autonomy and taking up space ]]> https://www.beintheknow.org/news-and-blogs/first-hand-we-are-women-adaeze-okafor-hiv-autonomy-and-taking-space https://www.beintheknow.org/news-and-blogs/first-hand-we-are-women-adaeze-okafor-hiv-autonomy-and-taking-space Mon, 23 Mar 2026 09:29:46 GMT info@beintheknow.org (Adaeze Okafor as told to Tinashe Madamombe) <![CDATA[How traditional birth attendants are helping Kenya win the fight against pediatric HIV ]]> https://www.beintheknow.org/news-and-blogs/how-traditional-birth-attendants-are-helping-kenya-win-fight-against-pediatric-hiv https://www.beintheknow.org/news-and-blogs/how-traditional-birth-attendants-are-helping-kenya-win-fight-against-pediatric-hiv Mon, 09 Mar 2026 21:56:10 GMT info@beintheknow.org (Jackson Okata) <![CDATA[First-hand: From fear to trust – navigating love and HIV disclosure ]]> https://www.beintheknow.org/news-and-blogs/first-hand-fear-trust-navigating-love-and-hiv-disclosure https://www.beintheknow.org/news-and-blogs/first-hand-fear-trust-navigating-love-and-hiv-disclosure Fri, 27 Feb 2026 13:49:06 GMT info@beintheknow.org (Tafadzwa Chimwaya as told to Martha Kombe) <![CDATA[Zimbabwe’s Lenacapavir rollout: The gap between hope and truth]]> https://www.beintheknow.org/news-and-blogs/zimbabwes-lenacapavir-rollout-gap-between-hope-and-truth https://www.beintheknow.org/news-and-blogs/zimbabwes-lenacapavir-rollout-gap-between-hope-and-truth Thu, 26 Feb 2026 19:50:44 GMT info@beintheknow.org (Catherine Murombedzi) <![CDATA[First hand: Why community leadership must shape the HIV response]]> https://www.beintheknow.org/news-and-blogs/first-hand-why-community-leadership-must-shape-hiv-response https://www.beintheknow.org/news-and-blogs/first-hand-why-community-leadership-must-shape-hiv-response Wed, 18 Feb 2026 10:59:25 GMT info@beintheknow.org (Mercy Wanjiku as told to Tinashe Madamombe) <![CDATA[How Nigerian Non-Profit Organizations are rebooting HIV prevention for LGBTIQ+ people ]]> https://www.beintheknow.org/news-and-blogs/how-nigerian-non-profit-organizations-are-rebooting-hiv-prevention-lgbtiq-people https://www.beintheknow.org/news-and-blogs/how-nigerian-non-profit-organizations-are-rebooting-hiv-prevention-lgbtiq-people Sat, 31 Jan 2026 08:13:19 GMT info@beintheknow.org (Obinna Tony-Francis Ochem) <![CDATA[Why is asking for help so hard? A youth guide to taking the first step  ]]> https://www.beintheknow.org/news-and-blogs/why-asking-help-so-hard-youth-guide-taking-first-step https://www.beintheknow.org/news-and-blogs/why-asking-help-so-hard-youth-guide-taking-first-step Tue, 27 Jan 2026 14:37:29 GMT info@beintheknow.org (Martha Kombe) <![CDATA[What’s the truth about infections and oral sex? ]]> https://www.beintheknow.org/news-and-blogs/whats-truth-about-infections-and-oral-sex https://www.beintheknow.org/news-and-blogs/whats-truth-about-infections-and-oral-sex Thu, 29 Jan 2026 15:18:49 GMT info@beintheknow.org (Hester Phillips)