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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Local perceptions of the forms, timing and causes of behavior change in response to the AIDS epidemic in Zimbabwe
AIDS and Behavior, Volume 15, No. 2, Year 2011
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Quantitative studies indicate that HIV incidence in Zimbabwe declined since the late 1990s, due in part to behavior change. This qualitative study, involving focus group discussions with 200 women and men, two dozen key informant interviews, and historical mapping of HIV prevention programs, found that exposure to relatives and close friends dying of AIDS, leading to increased perceived HIV risk, was the principal explanation for behavior change. Growing poverty, which reduced men's ability to afford multiple partners, was also commonly cited as contributing to reductions in casual, commercial and extra-marital sex. HIV prevention programs and services were secondarily mentioned as having contributed but no specific activities were consistently indicated, although some popular culture influences appear pivotal. This qualitative study found that behavior change resulted primarily from increased interpersonal communication about HIV due to high personal exposure to AIDS mortality and a correct understanding of sexual HIV transmission, due to relatively high education levels and probably also to information provided by HIV programs. © 2010 Springer Science+Business Media, LLC.
Authors & Co-Authors
Muchini, Backson
Unknown Affiliation
Benedikt, Clemens J.
United Kingdom, London
Imperial College London
Gregson, Simon A.J.
Zimbabwe, Harare
Biomedical Research and Training Institute Harare
Zimbabwe, Harare
University of Zimbabwe
Gomo, Exnevia
Zimbabwe, Harare
University of Zimbabwe
Mate, Rekopantswe
Zimbabwe, Harare
Ministry of Health and Child Welfare Zimbabwe
Mugurungi, Owen M.
Zimbabwe, Harare
National Aids Council
Magure, Tapuwa
Zimbabwe, Harare
Country Office
Campbell, Bruce
United Kingdom, London
Imperial College London
Dehne, K. L.
United States, Boston
Harvard T.h. Chan School of Public Health
Halperin, Daniel T.
Unknown Affiliation
Statistics
Citations: 37
Authors: 10
Affiliations: 7
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1007/s10461-010-9783-z
ISSN:
10907165
Research Areas
Infectious Diseases
Sexual And Reproductive Health
Study Design
Cohort Study
Study Approach
Qualitative
Quantitative
Study Locations
Zimbabwe
Participants Gender
Male
Female