HIV risk behaviors become survival techniques for Aboriginal women
HIV risk behaviors become survival techniques for Aboriginal women
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DOI：
10.1177/019394599701900404
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发表时间：
1997-08-01
影响因子：
1.8
通讯作者：
Mill, JE
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作者：
Mill, JE
在艾伯塔省北部，土著（本地）女性人口在艾滋病毒统计数据中似乎比例过高。一项定性研究旨在探讨与这些妇女中罕见的高艾滋病毒感染率相关的文化因素。这项研究采访了8名艾滋病毒呈阳性的妇女，约占人口的三分之一。研究人员开发了一个模型来解释妇女的成长期、她们的自尊和她们在成为艾滋病毒阳性之前使用的生存技巧之间存在的关系。这些生存技巧可能使她们的处境增加了感染艾滋病毒的风险。
In northern Alberta, the Aboriginal (native) female population appears to be overrepresented in the HIV statistics. A qualitative research study was designed to explore the cultural factors that relate to the high HIV infection rare in these women. Eight HIV-positive women were interviewed for the study representing about one third of the population. A model was developed to explain the relationships that exist between the women's formative years, their self-esteem and the survival techniques they used prior to becoming HIV-positive. These survival techniques may have placed them in situations that increased their risk of infection with the HIV virus.