Rural/Urban Residence, Migration, HIV/AIDS, and Safe Sex Practices among Men in Zimbabwe

Autor/inn/en	Sambisa, William; Stokes, C. Shannon
Titel	Rural/Urban Residence, Migration, HIV/AIDS, and Safe Sex Practices among Men in Zimbabwe
Quelle	In: Rural Sociology, 71 (2006) 2, S.183-211 (29 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0036-0112
Schlagwörter	Rural Areas; Disease Control; Prevention; Sexually Transmitted Diseases; Young Adults; Foreign Countries; Migration; Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS); Males; Public Health; Place of Residence; Migrants; Socioeconomic Influences; Demography; Correlation; Knowledge Level; Health Behavior; Predictor Variables; Rural Urban Differences; Marital Status; Educational Attainment; Employment Level; Ethnicity; Gender Differences; Zimbabwe + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Rural area; Ländlicher Raum; Prävention; Vorbeugung; Sexual transmitted disease; Geschlechtskrankheit; Young adult; Junger Erwachsener; Ausland; Male; Männliches Geschlecht; Gesundheitswesen; Wohnort; Migrantin; Sozioökonomischer Faktor; Demografie; Korrelation; Wissensbasis; Health behaviour; Gesundheitsverhalten; Prädiktor; Stadt-Land-Beziehung; Familienstand; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut; Beschäftigungsgrad; Ethnizität; Geschlechterkonflikt; Simbabwe
Abstract	The AIDS epidemic was initially thought to be primarily an urban phenomenon. However, migration between rural and urban areas has resulted in the spread of the virus to all segments of the population. Prevention efforts continue to focus on the ABCs of AIDS, namely, abstinence among young adults, being faithful within a monogamous relationship, and/or using condoms at each sexual encounter. We examine the effects of residence, migration status, and selected social and demographic variables on the use of these three practices among men in Zimbabwe, a nation experiencing one of the highest HIV/AIDS prevalence rates in the world. Both residence and migration status were found to be significantly related to safe sex practices. Knowledge of a source with easy access to condoms was the strongest predictor of this behavior. Knowledge of prevention methods and experience with persons with AIDS also exerted significant effects, although not always in the manner hypothesized. Possible reasons for the findings and implications for policy are discussed. (Contains 4 tables.) (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10