Sociocultural and Behavioral Contexts of Condom Use in Heterosexual Married Couples in India: Challenges to the HIV Prevention Program

Autor/in	Bhattacharya, Gauri
Titel	Sociocultural and Behavioral Contexts of Condom Use in Heterosexual Married Couples in India: Challenges to the HIV Prevention Program
Quelle	In: Health Education & Behavior, 31 (2004) 1, S.101-117 (17 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1090-1981
DOI	10.1177/1090198103259204
Schlagwörter	Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS); Marital Status; Females; Prevention; Sexually Transmitted Diseases; Public Health; Foreign Countries; Sexuality; Contraception; Sociocultural Patterns; Health Promotion; Health Education; Family (Sociological Unit); India + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Familienstand; Weibliches Geschlecht; Prävention; Vorbeugung; Sexual transmitted disease; Geschlechtskrankheit; Gesundheitswesen; Ausland; Sexualität; Empfängnisverhütung; Soziokulturelle Theorie; Gesundheitsfürsorge; Gesundheitshilfe; Reihenuntersuchung; Gesundheitsaufklärung; Gesundheitsbildung; Gesundheitserziehung; Familie; Indien
Abstract	This article examines sociocultural expectations of sexual behavior and the reasons why not using condoms may be logical to married heterosexual couples in India. Married women who report monogamous sexual relationships with their husbands are a high-risk group for HIV infection in India. Based on the public health model and a population-based perspective on HIV infection prevention, this article illustrates the underlying mechanisms that link the role of women in society, holistic health beliefs, and cultural beliefs about the transmission of HIV with the precursors to nonuse of condoms. The author concludes that promoting condom use requires an emphasis on family health, not only as contraceptives. Challenges for reducing the social stigma and developing a comprehensive policy on HIV prevention and AIDS treatment and care are discussed. (Contains 1 figure.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10