An Ecosystem Approach to HIV-1/AIDS: Local Knowledge on Contracting and Transmitting the Disease Amongst the Turkana of Lodwar Township (Kenya)

A broad theoretical framework centred on an ecosystem approach is used to investigate the local knowledge around contraction and transmission of HIV-1/AIDS amongst the Turkana of Lodwar township. According to the Turkana, there are several naturalistic factors that influence the contraction and tran...

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Published in:Nomadic peoples 2010-06, Vol.14 (1), p.110-129
Main Author: Owiti, John Arianda
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
AIDS
Condoms
Drought
Ecosystem
Ecosystems
Famine
Farming
Gender equity
Health aspects
Health Care Services
HIV
HIV (Viruses)
HIV 1
HIV/AIDS
Human immunodeficiency virus
Infections
Kenya
Local Knowledge
Men
Migration
Nomadic peoples
Nomads
Oral tradition
Pastoralists
Prevention
Rain
Refugees
Sexual Behavior
Sexually transmitted diseases
Social aspects
Socioeconomic factors
Towns
Turkana
Turkana (African people)
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Summary:A broad theoretical framework centred on an ecosystem approach is used to investigate the local knowledge around contraction and transmission of HIV-1/AIDS amongst the Turkana of Lodwar township. According to the Turkana, there are several naturalistic factors that influence the contraction and transmission of HIV-1/AIDS. Broad categories can be identified: factors that encourage unprotected sex, those that encourage mobility and migration (associated with the pursuit of casual sexual partnerships), factors of social organization that encourage risky sex, factors related to deficient healthcare, and socioeconomic factors.
ISSN:0822-7942
1752-2366
DOI:10.3167/np.2010.140107