<unk> , also known as the ABC strategy or<unk> -plus sex education, also known as<unk> -based sex education, is a sex education policy based on a combination of "risk avoidance" and harm reduction which modifies the approach of<unk> -only sex education by including education about the value of partner reduction safe sex and birth control methods.<unk> -only sex education is strictly to promote the sexual<unk>  until marriage, and does not teach about safe sex or contraceptives. The<unk> -based sex education program is meant to stress<unk>  and include information on safe sex practices. In general terms, this strategy of sex education is a compromise between<unk> -only education and comprehensive sex education. The ABC approach was developed in response to the growing epidemic of HIV/AIDS in Africa, and to prevent the spread of other sexually transmitted diseases. This approach has been credited by some with the falling numbers of those infected with AIDS in Uganda, Kenya and Zimbabwe, among others. From 1990 to 2001 the percentage of Ugandans living with AIDS fell from 15% to between 5 and 6%. This fall is believed to result from the employment of the ABC approach, especially reduction in the number of sex partners, called "Zero-Grazing" in Uganda.<unk> -based sex education can include issues of human relationships, the basic biology of human reproduction, safe sex methods and contraceptives, HIV/AIDS information, and masturbation in place of sex. It recommends sexual<unk>  outside marriage as an ideal, having only a single long-term sexual partner. The<unk>  of condoms and other safe sex practices is advocated only if it is not possible to remain with a single sexual partner. Advocating this ideal, whilst pragmatically dealing with the fact that<unk>  only sex education is ineffective by itself, has made the ABC approach popular with many African governments and relief agencies. The ABC approach has been<unk> d in African countries. Versions of this approach have been<unk> d for<unk> -only sex education in Uganda. Its positive impact has been confirmed by a 2009 Stanford University survey.
Abstinence, be faithful, use a condom
Microbicides for sexually transmitted diseases
Combined injectable birth control
Heat-based contraception
Long-acting reversible contraception
Rectal microbicide
Condoms, needles, and negotiation
Kambo cleanse