Indigenous health beliefs, attitudes and practices among VhaVenda : a challenge to the promotion of HIV/AIDS prevention strategies

dc.contributor.authorMulaudzi, Fhumulani Mavis
dc.date.accessioned2014-08-26T09:07:46Z
dc.date.available2014-08-26T09:07:46Z
dc.date.issued2007-09
dc.descriptionThis article was written by FM Mulaudzi before she joined the University of Pretoria.en_US
dc.description.abstractCurrently, the syndromic management of HIV/AIDS is based on a biomedical model that focuses on the ABC (Abstain, Be faithful, Condomise) model. The ABC model overlooks the issue of indigenous cultural practices, sexual behaviours, knowledge and attitudes of the society. A grounded theory study was used for the research. The population for the research on which this article is reporting, was selected from the Vhavenda ethnic group using purposive sampling. In-depth interviews were held at the participants’ own homes. The outcome of the study on which this article is reporting, may assist in identifying indigenous health beliefs, attitudes and practices that will assist in curbing the spread of HIV/AIDS. The findings revealed that cultural practices, such as premarital counselling, polygamy and widow inheritance, are believed to be influential in making women more susceptible to sexually transmitted diseases, including HIV/AIDS. The practice of abstinence, as emphasised at initiation schools, should be incorporated into current policies and preventative practices. The findings further demonstrate that policy-makers who formulated the HIV/AIDS strategy have limited knowledge of the health beliefs, attitudes and practices of the people they serve. They thus find it difficult to draw up promotion and prevention strategies that meet the needs of the community. It is therefore imperative that our health-care training curriculum be reviewed to make provision for the incorporation of sound and effective indigenous practices to reduce the spread of HIV/AIDS and to eliminate or refine practices that are harmful and detrimental to people’s health. The cultural practices that were proved reliable and effective will be recommended for integration into health education.en_US
dc.description.librarianhb2014en_US
dc.description.urihttp://www.curationis.org.zaen_US
dc.identifier.citationMulaudzi, FM 2007, 'Indigenous health beliefs, attitudes and practices among VhaVenda : a challenge to the promotion of HIV/AIDS prevention strategies', Curationis, vol. 30, no. 3, pp. 31-38.en_US
dc.identifier.issn0379-8577 (print)
dc.identifier.issn2223-6279 (online)
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/41600
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherDENOSAen_US
dc.rights© DENOSAen_US
dc.subjectIndigenous knowledgeen_US
dc.subjectVhavendaen_US
dc.subjectCultural practicesen_US
dc.subjectHIV/AIDSen_US
dc.subjectHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV)en_US
dc.subjectAcquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS)en_US
dc.subjectSexually transmitted disease (STD)en_US
dc.titleIndigenous health beliefs, attitudes and practices among VhaVenda : a challenge to the promotion of HIV/AIDS prevention strategiesen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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