AEGiS-10IAC: Socio-cultural factors influencing HIV/AIDS transmission.

10th International AIDS Conference


Yokohama, Japan — Aug 7-12, 1994

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Socio-cultural factors influencing HIV/AIDS transmission.

Int Conf AIDS 1994 Aug 7-12; 10:397 (abstract no. PD0771)
Ndhlovu A; Zimbabwe Red Cross Society, Harare.

OBJECTIVES: To highlight some of the Socio-Cultural Factors influencing the transmission for HIV/AIDS in Africa Societies. Highlight Sexual practices and lack of knowledge resulting in unsafe sex activities. FACTORS: They are two types of marriages (a) Monogamous refers to having one spouse, however due to the increased rate of divorce, remarriage resulting into serial monogamous relationships leading in transmission of HIV/AIDS (b) Polygamous usually occurs in some societies with more women than men or vice-versa. IMPACT/FINDINGS: Women get infected as early as 15 yrs of age women continue to get pregnant even when they know they are HIV+ tve in order to have respect in their societies. Most women are illiterate & have no access to HIV/AIDS information. Because of their subordinate role women are not economically viable hence they take up sex work this increasing the risk of infection.

CONCLUSION: There is therefore need to address these Socio-Cultural factors influences in order to empower women to be informed about HIV/AIDS for their own survival.

Keywords: AEGIS, Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome, HIV, HIV Infections, Safe Sex, HIV Seroprevalence, HIV-1, HIV Seropositivity, Ethics, Prostitution, Africa, Human, Female, Male, Pregnancy, transmission, ICA10KWDaegis,acquiredimmunodeficiencysyndrome,hiv,hivinfections,safesex,hivseroprevalence,hiv-1,hivseropositivity,ethics,prostitution,africa,human,female,male,pregnancy,transmission,ica10
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