A new study, released by Coxswain Social Investment, finds football programs are uniquely successful in preventing the spread of HIV.
The study, "Using Football for HIV/AIDS Prevention in Africa," was conducted in the months leading up to the World Cup. The question for the researchers was, "Football has tremendous convening power, but do football-based programs really make a difference in preventing HIV?" According to the study, the answer is unequivocally - yes. [download the full report]