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An exploratory study of constructions of masculinity, sexuality and HIV/AIDS in Namibia, southern Africa
Culture, health and sexuality • 7 (6) • Published In 2005 • Pages: 585-598
By: Brown, Jill R. (Jill Rena), Sorrell, James, Raffaelli, Marcela.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This study finds both direct and indirect links between Ovambo concepts of masculinity and the spread of HIV/AIDS. Drawing on information collected through interviews and group discussions, the authors show that the behaviors that most Ovambo men are encouraged to emulate increase the risk of exposure to the HIV virus, especially heavy drinking and having multiple sexual partners, even after marriage. They recommend HIV/AIDS prevention programs address changing these unhealthy attitudes.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Social personality
- Morbidity
- Gender status
- Alcoholism and drug addiction
- Ethnopsychology
- Sexuality
- Sexual intercourse
- Extramarital sex relations
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Ovambo
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- Africa
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Southern Africa
- Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
- article
- Evaluation
- Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Psychologist
- Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- Teferi Abate Adem; 2021
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 2001
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 2001
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Eenhana, Ongwediva region, and Windhoek, Khomas region, Namibia
- NotesAdditional notes
- Jill Brown ; James Sorrell and Marcela Raffaelli
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 596-597)
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- sn 99040970
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Ovambo (African people)