Lay people's perceptions of sexually transmitted infections in Uganda.
Int J STD AIDS
; 10(11): 709-17, 1999 Nov.
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| ID: mdl-10563556
ABSTRACT
PIP: This article aims to understand the perception of lay people in Uganda towards sexually transmitted infections (STIs). Focus group discussions and semi-structured interviews were conducted in the communities and statistical analysis through the Chi-square test was used to treat the data. Results showed that causes and modes of transmission of STIs were known to the people. An STI was perceived as a natural disease from an agent called "akakoko or akawuka," although female infertility, one of the common STI complications, was perceived as a supernatural ailment. People infected with HIV/AIDS were accepted by the society, but a person with another STI was stigmatized, in the sense that, they are infecting themselves when they already knew of AIDS. For STI prevention, avoiding and preventing sexual promiscuity was the most common method, but the people demonstrated a strong negative attitude towards the use of condom. Common among the respondents is the use of traditional healers for treating STIs and self-treatment of the disease.
Palavras-chave
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome; Africa; Africa South Of The Sahara; Behavior; Community; Developing Countries; Diseases; Eastern Africa; English Speaking Africa; Geographic Factors; Hiv Infections; Infections; Perception; Population; Psychological Factors; Reproductive Tract Infections; Research Report; Residence Characteristics; Sexually Transmitted Diseases; Spatial Distribution; Uganda; Viral Diseases
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Infecções Sexualmente Transmissíveis
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Conhecimentos, Atitudes e Prática em Saúde
Tipo de estudo:
Prognostic_studies
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Qualitative_research
Limite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Região como assunto:
Africa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Int J STD AIDS
Assunto da revista:
SINDROME DA IMUNODEFICIENCIA ADQUIRIDA (AIDS)
Ano de publicação:
1999
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Uganda