Titre :
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Local understandings of, and responses to, HIV : Rural-urban migrants in Tanzania. (2006)
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Auteurs :
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COAST (Ernestina) : GBR. London School of Economics. London.
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Type de document :
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Article
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Dans :
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Social science and medicine (vol. 63, n° 4, 2006)
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Pagination :
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1000-1010
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Langues:
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Anglais
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Mots-clés :
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Sida
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Virose
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Infection
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VIH
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Rétrovirus
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Virus
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Milieu rural
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Milieu urbain
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Homme
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Tanzanie
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Afrique
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Migration
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Comportement sexuel
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Epidémiologie
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Immunopathologie
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Migrant
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Résumé :
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[BDSP. Notice produite par INIST-CNRS R0xF7dFc. Diffusion soumise à autorisation]. Migration is an important process of change for rural populations in developing countries. Migration is a primary cause of behaviour change-by their very act of migrating, migrants are different from those who do not migrate. The focus of the current study is male rural-urban migration in Tanzania and its interaction with sexual behaviour. The analysis presents results from a comparison with individual-level analyses of two populations, one (composed of recent rural-urban migrants) in an urban area and one made up of residents in a rural area. Detailed migration histories (n=96 rural-urban migrants) and in-depth interviews form the basis of the analysis. Three key research questions are addressed : How does the sexual behaviour of migrants differ from that of rural residents ? How do HIV knowledge levels vary between rural-urban migrants and rural residents ? What factors are associated with either intentions of behaviour change or reported behaviour ? The results are counter-intuitive : rural-urban migrants-both married and unmarried-are not having sex in town. Despite limited understanding of the nature of HIV, the migrant population studied here regulates its behaviour in a way that reflects local understandings of the disease. This finding is important, not least because it challenges the view that HIV in sub-Saharan Africa is largely transmitted to rural areas by return migrants. Maasai rural-urban migrants in Tanzania-both married and unmarried-are not having sex in town. The policy and service provision implications of the results are explored.
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