Cultural heuristics in risk assessment of HIV/AIDS
Cultural heuristics in risk assessment of HIV/AIDS
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DOI:
10.1080/13691050600842209
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发表时间:
2006-09-01
影响因子:
2.2
通讯作者:
Hutter, Inge
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作者:
Bailey, Ajay;Hutter, Inge
Behaviour change models in HIV prevention tend to consider that risky sexual behaviours reflect risk assessments and that by changing risk assessments behaviour can be changed. Risk assessment is however culturally constructed. Individuals use heuristics or bounded cognitive devices derived from broader cultural meaning systems to rationalize uncertainty. In this study, we identify some of the cultural heuristics used by migrant men in Goa, India to assess their risk of HIV infection from different sexual partners. Data derives from a series of in-depth interviews and a locally informed survey. Cultural heuristics identified include visual heuristics, heuristics of gender roles, vigilance and trust. The paper argues that, for more culturally informed HIV/AIDS behaviour change interventions, knowledge of cultural heuristics is essential.