Ntseane, P. and Preece, J. (2005) Why HIV/AIDS prevention strategies fail in Botswana: considering discourses of sexuality. Development Southern Africa, 22(3), pp. 347-363. (doi: n/a)
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Abstract
A phenomenological study that was carried out among five ethnic groups of Botswana revealed the importance of taking into account culturally situated sexual realities when prevention policies for HIV/AIDS are considered and implemented. Furthermore the study threw light on the ineffectiveness of the current national HIV/AIDS prevention strategy of ‘Abstain, Be faithful, or use a Condom’ (ABC), a strategy that has been externally imposed on communities, without sufficiently engaging the behavioural practices and values of the communities themselves. This paper therefore advocates educational strategies for HIV/AIDS prevention that take into consideration localised social relations and value systems. Devising policies that engage with the discourses that are dominant in each ethnic group can make a difference in a country that has been hard-hit by the HIV/AIDS epidemic.
| Item Type: | Articles |
|---|---|
| Status: | Published |
| Refereed: | Yes |
| Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: | Ntseane, Dr Peggy and Preece, Professor Julia |
| Authors: | Ntseane, P., and Preece, J. |
| College/School: | College of Social Sciences > School of Education |
| Journal Name: | Development Southern Africa |
| Publisher: | Routledge |
| ISSN: | 0376-835X |
| ISSN (Online): | 1470-3637 |
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