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TI Behaviour patterns which may predispose to HIV infection or further
transmission and possible intervention strategy in the City of Harare.
Part II.
DT 9411
AU Moyo IM; Ray CS; Chisvo D; Gumbo N; Low A; Katsumbe TM; Mbengeranwa OL;
Harare City Health Department.
SO Cent Afr J Med. 1993 Nov;39(11):217-21. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE
MED/94332890
AB The proportion of people with AIDS is increasing rapidly in Zimbabwe.
Several strategies have been adopted to check the further spread of the
disease. This paper discusses the behaviour patterns which may
predispose to HIV infection and possible intervention strategies that
may be taken in the City of Harare. Over a third (33.9 pc, n = 1,526) of
the married respondents reported that they were living separately from
their spouses. There was a high proportion (76.6 pc, n = 564) of single
respondents who admitted to engaging in premarital sex. Fifteen pc of
total respondents were engaging in casual sex. The proportion of single
respondents (31.2 pc) engaging in casual sex was higher than among the
married (11.1 pc). More single respondents (10.9 pc) had been paid for
sex than the married (4.1 pc) whilst the proportion that had been paid
for sex was similar for the single (21.2 pc) and the married (22.9 pc).
The median age for starting sex was 17 years (range = three to 26) for
the single and 18 years (range = four to 35) for the married
respondents. Sixteen pc stated that they had an STD in 1989. Condom
usage was low with only 9.2 pc always using a condom. Forty eight pc of
the married respondents who have engaged in casual sexual relationships
never use condoms. The main source of information on AIDS/HIV was the
radio (74 pc). Most parents (66 pc) had not talked about AIDS to their
children.
DE Adolescence Adult Causality Condoms/UTILIZATION Female Health
Education Human HIV Infections/EPIDEMIOLOGY/*PREVENTION &
CONTROL/*TRANSMISSION *Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice Male Marital
Status Primary Prevention/*METHODS Prostitution *Sex Behavior Urban
Population Zimbabwe/EPIDEMIOLOGY JOURNAL ARTICLE
SOURCE: National Library of Medicine. NOTICE: This material may be
protected by Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.Code).