Kamuwanga, Chaze.

A study to determine how cultural practices and beliefs influence the spread of HIV/AIDS, Lusaka/ Chaze, Kamuwanga. - Lusaka: University of Zambia , School of Medicine, 2000. - v, 130p.: ill.

A study submitted in partial fullfilment of the requirements for the award of a Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing.

Includes bibliographical references.

The study sought to determine how cultural practices and beliefs influence the spread of HIV/AIDS in Lusaka urban. The objectives of the study were to examine how gender roles make girls and women vulnerable to HIV/AIDS, establish the actual significance of sex education in the spread of HIV/AIDS, explore the risks of HIV infection in the marriage patterns, establish the role of other forms of sex union in the spread of HIV/AIDS.


AIDS (Disease) --Zambia.
HIV infections --Developing countries.