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Title:Knowledge of AIDS among Ariaal Pastoralists of Northern Kenya
Authors:Roth, Eric AbellaISNI
Fratkin, Elliot M.ISNI
Eastman, Anne Yuki
Nathan, Leah M.
Year:1999
Periodical:Nomadic Peoples
Volume:3
Issue:2
Pages:161-175
Language:English
Geographic term:Kenya
Subjects:Rendille
pastoralists
AIDS
Health and Nutrition
Peoples of Africa (Ethnic Groups)
External link:https://doi.org/10.3167/082279499782409433
Abstract:In 1996, the authors carried out a study about local knowledge of STD (sexually transmitted diseases) and AIDS transmission among settled Ariaal Rendille of Karare/Nasikakwe on Marsabit Mountain, northern Kenya, based upon rapid assessment procedures. The survey goals were to delineate local knowledge of these diseases, examine cultural attitudes and practices which may contribute to exposure and spread of AIDS, and identify culturally appropriate education and intervention avenues. In Ariaal culture, men appear to be both the problem and the solution to the problem. Males have higher rates of and better means for transmitting information about AIDS; are more knowledgeable about condoms; are encouraged to engage in premarital sex and with multiple partners; and are favoured in a pronounced sexual power imbalance. In the absence of school-based education programmes and parental instruction, male age-sets, comprised of unmarried men, represent the most important target group for education and intervention programmes. Bibliogr., sum. in French and Spanish.
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