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Superstition, witchcraft and HIV prevention in sub-Saharan Africa: the case of Ghana.

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Superstition, witchcraft and HIV prevention in sub-Saharan Africa: the case of Ghana.

Auteurs : Eric Y. Tenkorang [Canada] ; Stephen O. Gyimah ; Eleanor Maticka-Tyndale ; Jones Adjei

Source :

Culture, health & sexuality [ 1464-5351 ] ; 2011.

RBID : pubmed:21714753

Descripteurs français

KwdFr :
- Adolescent, Adulte, Adulte d'âge moyen, Analyse multivariée, Autorapport, Causalité, Comportement en matière de santé, Connaissances, attitudes et pratiques en santé, Enquêtes de santé, Femelle, Ghana, Humains, Infections à VIH (), Infections à VIH (psychologie), Infections à VIH (transmission), Jeune adulte, Modèles logistiques, Mâle, Médecine traditionnelle africaine, Odds ratio, Organismes, Prise de risque, Préservatifs masculins (), Préservatifs masculins (utilisation), Sorcellerie (psychologie), Superstitions (psychologie), Études transversales.
MESH :
- psychologie : Infections à VIH, Sorcellerie, Superstitions.
- utilisation : Préservatifs masculins.
- Adolescent, Adulte, Adulte d'âge moyen, Analyse multivariée, Autorapport, Causalité, Comportement en matière de santé, Connaissances, attitudes et pratiques en santé, Enquêtes de santé, Femelle, Ghana, Humains, Infections à VIH, Jeune adulte, Modèles logistiques, Mâle, Médecine traditionnelle africaine, Odds ratio, Organismes, Prise de risque, Préservatifs masculins, Études transversales.
Wicri :
- geographic : Ghana.

English descriptors

KwdEn :
- Adolescent, Adult, Causality, Condoms (statistics & numerical data), Condoms (utilization), Cross-Sectional Studies, Female, Ghana, HIV Infections (prevention & control), HIV Infections (psychology), HIV Infections (transmission), Health Behavior, Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice, Health Surveys, Humans, Logistic Models, Male, Medicine, African Traditional, Middle Aged, Multivariate Analysis, Odds Ratio, Organizations, Risk-Taking, Self Report, Superstitions (psychology), Witchcraft (psychology), Young Adult.
MESH :
- geographic : Ghana.
- prevention & control : HIV Infections.
- psychology : HIV Infections, Superstitions, Witchcraft.
- statistics & numerical data : Condoms.
- transmission : HIV Infections.
- utilization : Condoms.
- Adolescent, Adult, Causality, Cross-Sectional Studies, Female, Health Behavior, Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice, Health Surveys, Humans, Logistic Models, Male, Medicine, African Traditional, Middle Aged, Multivariate Analysis, Odds Ratio, Organizations, Risk-Taking, Self Report, Young Adult.

Abstract

Belief in superstition and witchcraft is central to many African conceptions of illness, disease causation and etiology. While a number of anthropological studies have alluded to a theoretical link between such beliefs and HIV prevention in particular, there is limited empirical assessment of the association. Using data from the 2008 Ghana Demographic and Health Survey and applying random-effects logit models, we investigate whether the belief that AIDS can spread through witchcraft associates with the sexual decision making of never-married men and women. The results show that men who believed AIDS can spread through witchcraft and other supernatural means were less likely to have used condoms at last sexual intercourse, controlling for other socioeconomic and cultural variables. Women with similar beliefs were more likely to have experienced sexual intercourse but less likely to have used condoms at last sex. For women, however, the relationship between such superstitious beliefs and condom use was somewhat attenuated after controlling for ethnicity and region of residence. From a policy perspective, the findings suggest that local beliefs regarding AIDS causation must be considered in designing HIV/AIDS programmes and interventions.

DOI: 10.1080/13691058.2011.592218
PubMed: 21714753

Affiliations:

Canada

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