Culture plays a vital role in determining the level of health of the individual, the family and the community. This is particularly relevant in the context of Africa, where the values of extended family and community significantly influence the behaviour of the individual. The behaviour of the individual in relation to family and community is one major cultural factor that has implications for sexual behaviour and HIV/AIDS prevention and control efforts. As the impact of HIV/AIDS in Africa remains unabated, a culture-centered approach to prevention, care and support is increasingly recognised as a critical strategy. In this article PEN-3, a model developed to centralise culture in health promotion interventions, is presented as a framework ...
HIV/AIDS continues to be a major socio-economic and medical problem affecting youth in Kenya. This i...
Succinctly, African societies are increasingly realizing the role that cultures can play in reducing...
The ‘ABC' approach promoted at the beginning of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Botswana has failed to yiel...
support Culture plays a vital role in determining the level of health of the individual, the family ...
This open access book introduces the theoretical frameworks and academic debates concerning sexual c...
African governments accepted the reality of HIV-AIDS as a matter of convenience and not out of convi...
Early in the study of HIV/AIDS, culture was invoked to explain differences in the disease patterns b...
ABSTRACT CHRISTINE KIBUI Exploring Culturally Specific Practices that Might Exacerbate the Spread of...
The Kenyan HIV/AIDS burden differs greatly among its various regions. There are 42 different ethnic ...
In an attempt to adequately respond to and redress the velocity of the HIV/AIDS pandemic, many count...
HIV/AIDS: Understanding Socio-Cultural Factors and their Influence on Sexual Behaviour and Decision ...
HIV- and AIDS-related stigma has been reported to be a major factor contributing to the spread of HI...
The fight against AIDS in Africa is often presented as a fight against "cultural barriers" that are ...
The study explored constructions of sexuality among young people of Venda in Limpopo, South Africa, ...
Black African migrants and refugees are disproportionately affected by heterosexually acquired HIV i...
HIV/AIDS continues to be a major socio-economic and medical problem affecting youth in Kenya. This i...
Succinctly, African societies are increasingly realizing the role that cultures can play in reducing...
The ‘ABC' approach promoted at the beginning of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Botswana has failed to yiel...
support Culture plays a vital role in determining the level of health of the individual, the family ...
This open access book introduces the theoretical frameworks and academic debates concerning sexual c...
African governments accepted the reality of HIV-AIDS as a matter of convenience and not out of convi...
Early in the study of HIV/AIDS, culture was invoked to explain differences in the disease patterns b...
ABSTRACT CHRISTINE KIBUI Exploring Culturally Specific Practices that Might Exacerbate the Spread of...
The Kenyan HIV/AIDS burden differs greatly among its various regions. There are 42 different ethnic ...
In an attempt to adequately respond to and redress the velocity of the HIV/AIDS pandemic, many count...
HIV/AIDS: Understanding Socio-Cultural Factors and their Influence on Sexual Behaviour and Decision ...
HIV- and AIDS-related stigma has been reported to be a major factor contributing to the spread of HI...
The fight against AIDS in Africa is often presented as a fight against "cultural barriers" that are ...
The study explored constructions of sexuality among young people of Venda in Limpopo, South Africa, ...
Black African migrants and refugees are disproportionately affected by heterosexually acquired HIV i...
HIV/AIDS continues to be a major socio-economic and medical problem affecting youth in Kenya. This i...
Succinctly, African societies are increasingly realizing the role that cultures can play in reducing...
The ‘ABC' approach promoted at the beginning of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Botswana has failed to yiel...