Petronella Dadirai Motsi

Seeking balance between HIV prevention programmes and tradition

With respect to married Shona Women in Zimbabwe A Social Work perspective

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This book examines some traditional Shona believes and practices that compromise HIV/AIDS prevention programmes in Zimbabwe. The authors made clear how the Shona tradition exposes married women to HIV infection and how it promotes male domination. Male risk behaviors have been condoned at the expense of women who bear the brand. Though the Government of Zimbabwe has made effort in addressing the HIV pandemic, traditional practices continue to complicate all efforts as men still indulge in risk behaviors. The book also observes that issues of early marriages, patriarchy, socioeconomic factors among other things continue to expose married… Mehr

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Weitere Autoren: Mabvurira, Vincent

ISBN: 978-3-8443-9071-1
EAN: 9783844390711
Produktnummer: 37678118
Verlag: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2011
Seitenangabe: 56 S.
Masse: H22.0 cm x B15.0 cm x D0.3 cm 102 g
Abbildungen: Paperback
Gewicht: 102

Über den Autor

Petronella D Motsi holds a BSoc Sci (Social Work)from UWI (Jamaica) & Master of Social Work Degree from the University of Zimbabwe. Currently she is a Social Work educator at the same institution. She has worked extensively in humanitarian assistance programmes and in the area of HIV/AIDS with women in Zimbabwe, Afghanistan and Serra Leone.