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Culture, HIV and AIDS: an annotated bibliography (pdf 1.37mb)

This annotated bibliography from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) provides an overview of the theoretical perspectives on the complex relationship between culture and HIV. It contains information on literature which examines how culture has shaped the pandemic and its impact, along with literature which focuses on the response to the epidemic and places this response in its social and cultural context.

The concept of culture has been used in research on HIV to understand how power operates in the everyday life of individuals. In particular cultural and gender norms disempower women sexually and make them vulnerable to HIV infection. Research has also focused on the connection between sexual violence and HIV, and on how sexuality and identity can operate culturally to either place people at risk or protect them. Cultural norms also shape the epidemic through patterns of sexual relationships and family structure and the bibliography contains specific sections on orphans and vulnerable children and on migration.

 

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