These are those practices that increase the risk of acquiring the virus. They include:
- Unprotected sex
- Wife inheritance
- Sharing of cutting instruments during male and female circumcision
- Use of unsterilized instruments
- Being unfaithful to one’s partner
- Multiple sexual partners
- Burial practices that promote irresponsible sexual behavior
- Myths and misconception about HIV &AIDS
- Blood transfusion using unscreened blood