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Periodical article | Leiden University catalogue | WorldCat |
Title: | Cultural dimensions of HIV/AIDS pandemic in Nigeria: the case of Akwa Ibom state |
Author: | Modo, I.V.O. |
Year: | 2006 |
Periodical: | African Anthropologist (ISSN 1024-0969) |
Volume: | 13 |
Issue: | 1-2 |
Pages: | 1-8 |
Language: | English |
Geographic term: | Nigeria |
Subjects: | AIDS customs |
Abstract: | HIV/AIDS infection in Nigeria has risen from 1.8 percent in 1993 to 5.0 percent in 2003. In Akwa Ibom state, the rate of infection was 1.4 percent in 1993, and 7.2 percent in 2003. This article reports on the Uyo AIDS research project, carried out by the author in Akwa Ibom state since 2003. The research focuses on sociocultural practices that promote the spread of HIV/AIDS, such as the sealing of oaths or business transactions with blood exchange, traditional medical practices, and female genital mutilation. The article recommends intensifying the HIV/AIDS awareness campaign in the different Local Government Areas of the state as a way to stem the spread of the disease. Bibliogr., sum. in English and French. [ASC Leiden abstract] |