Knowledge, Morality and ‘Kastom’
SikAids among Young Yupno People, Finisterre Range, Papua New Guinea
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 18933458 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Verena Keck (0000-0001-8873-8736, Heidelberg University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2007 |
| Volume | 77 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 43-57 |
| Publication date | 2007-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Oceania (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0029-8077 • E-ISSN: 1834-4461 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/j.1834-4461.2007.tb00004.x |
| OpenAlex | W1981147622 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 14 |
This paper investigates the extent of knowledge about HIV/AIDS among young Yupno women and men. Local understanding of sikAIDS is shaped by cultural, moral and religious concepts and processes that are based on social values and practices. Difficulties these young people face in accessing information about HIV/AIDS and using it to implement preventative measures — for example by obtaining condoms — have to be seen in the framework of ‘kastom’ and a moral discourse coined and influenced by the Lutheran Church. As the research shows, there is an urgent need for a broad and contextually sensitive approach to sexual health, including information about conception, family planning methods, and sexually transmitted diseases when planning awareness campaigns for teenagers in rural regions
Epistemology · Ethnology · Face (sociological concept) · Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) · Morality · New guinea · Social science · Sociology · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health · Anthropological Studies and Insights · Gender Studies · Indigenous Studies and Ecology · Medicine · Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 5 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,28 |
| Citation span | 2008 - 2021 (14) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |