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Cultural practices contributing to the transmission of human immunodeficiency virus in Africa.
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- Author(s): Hrdy DB;Hrdy DB
- Source:
Reviews of infectious diseases [Rev Infect Dis] 1987 Nov-Dec; Vol. 9 (6), pp. 1109-19.- Publication Type:
Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Review- Language:
English - Source:
- Additional Information
- Source: Publisher: University Of Chicago Press Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 7905878 Publication Model: Print Cited Medium: Print ISSN: 0162-0886 (Print) Linking ISSN: 01620886 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Rev Infect Dis Subsets: MEDLINE
- Publication Information: Publication: Chicago Il : University Of Chicago Press
Original Publication: Chicago, Univ. of Chicago Press. - Subject Terms:
- Abstract: Differences between the epidemiology of AIDS cases in Africa and that in Western societies have prompted speculation regarding risk factors that may be unique to Africa. Because of the age and sex distribution of AIDS cases in Africa, emphasis has been placed on sexual transmission of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Factors thought to influence this sexual transmission include (1) promiscuity, with a high prevalence of sexually transmitted disease; (2) sexual practices that have been associated with increased risk of transmission of AIDS virus (homosexuality and anal intercourse); and (3) cultural practices that are possibly connected with increased virus transmission (female "circumcision" and infibulation). Other nonsexual cultural practices that do not fit the age distribution pattern of AIDS but may expose individuals to HIV include (1) practices resulting in exposure to blood (medicinal bloodletting, rituals establishing "blood brotherhood," and possibly ritual and medicinal enemas); (2) practices involving the use of shared instruments (injection of medicines, ritual scarification, group circumcision, genital tatooing, and shaving of body hair); and (3) contact with nonhuman primates. At the current time promiscuity seems to be the most important cultural factor contributing to the transmission of HIV in Africa.
- Number of References: 73
- Contributed Indexing: Indexing Agency: PIP Local ID #: 046911. Indexing Agency: POP Local ID #: 00173898.
Keywords: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome--etiology*; Africa; Behavior*; Culture*; Developing Countries; Diseases*; Hiv Infections; Population At Risk*; Research Methodology; Sex Behavior*; Viral Diseases*
Note: TJ: REVIEWS OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES.
Local Abstract: [PIP] Differences between the epidemiology of cases of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) in Africa compared to Western societies have prompted speculation that the risk factors may be unique to Africa. This difference is particularly apparent in terms of the male-to-female ratio of AIDS affectd individuals: 1:1 in Africa versus 19:1 in the US and Europe. Further suggestive of patterns of transmission that differ is the absence of the established risk factors of intravenous drug abuse and homosexuality from the African setting. Specific factors thought to influence AIDS transmission in Africa include: promiscuity, with a high prevalence of sexually transmitted diseases; sexual practices that have been associated with increased risk of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) such as homosexuality and anal intercourse; and cultural practices, including female circumcision and infibulation. Other nonsexual cultural practices that may expose individuals to AIDS include: medicinal bloodletting, rituals establishing "blood brotherhood," ritual and medicinal enemas, and other practices resulting in exposure to blood; the use of shared instruments, such as in the injection of medicine, ritual scarification, group circumcision, genital tatooing, and shaving of body hair; and contact with nonhuman primates. Overall, however, sexual promiscuity seems to be the most important cultural factor contributing to the spread of AIDS in Africa. - Publication Date: Date Created: 19871101 Date Completed: 19880220 Latest Revision: 20190828
- Publication Date: 20240627
- Accession Number: 10.1093/clinids/9.6.1109
- Accession Number: 3321361
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