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Abstract
HIV infection has spread at an alarming rate in Uganda and is continuing to do so. Polygamy and other long-standing cultural practices on the one hand, and certain life-styles adopted under Western influence on the other, have done much to make the AIDS epidemic so severe. Women are potentially a force for confronting the situation, provided that they are made aware of their rights and empowered to take decisive action in education and other fields in defence of themselves, their children and, indeed, the whole of society.Entities:
Keywords: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome--prevention and control; Africa; Africa South Of The Sahara; Barrier Methods; Beliefs; Communication; Community Workers; Condom; Contraception; Contraceptive Methods; Critique; Culture; Delivery Of Health Care; Developing Countries; Diseases; Eastern Africa; Economic Factors; Education; English Speaking Africa; Family Planning; Health; Health Education; Health Personnel; Hiv Infections--transmission; Home Visits; Influentials; Knowledge Sources; Marriage; Marriage Patterns; Nuptiality; Obstacles; Organization And Administration; Polygamy; Religion; Sex Education; Socioeconomic Factors; Uganda; Viral Diseases; Women's Status
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Year: 1991 PMID： 1777019
Source DB: PubMed Journal: World Health Forum ISSN： 0251-2432