Risky traditional practices and prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV
The case of Chiota community in Zimbabwe
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19439331 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Zibusiso Nyati-Jokomo (University of Zimbabwe, corresponding author), James January (0000-0001-8074-9940, University of Zimbabwe), Watch Ruparanganda (University of Zimbabwe), Inam Chitsike (0000-0002-9837-8372, University of Zimbabwe) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 28 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 52-56 |
| Publication date | 2016-01-02 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | AIDS Care (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0954-0121 • E-ISSN: 1360-0451 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/09540121.2015.1062463 |
| PMID | 26272627 |
| OpenAlex | W1896641351 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 13 |
The objective of this study was to explore cultural practices that could expose babies to HIV infection during the postnatal period in Chiota community in Zimbabwe. Purposively selected and gender disaggregated members of the community (n = 231) were informants to 23 focus group discussions and 8 semi-structured key-informant interviews. Data were analysed thematically. Emerging themes relating to risky practices were rituals surrounding open fontanelle, toning of child's sexual libido, initiation of sex after childbirth, treatment of eye and ear infections, tongue-tie and pre-mastication. These practices exposed babies to bodily fluids such as saliva, breast milk, vaginal fluids, pre-cum and semen which in turn put the babies at low to high risk of contracting HIV. This paper discusses implications for these risky practices in prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV. There is, therefore, need for studies to establish the prevalence of these practices
Childbirth · Developmental psychology · Family medicine · Focus group · Pregnancy · Sociology · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health · HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions · Medicine · Psychology · Sex work and related issues
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| Citations per year | 0,2 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2021 (1) |
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| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |