Jabulani Sithole

HIV AND AIDS: MAPPING INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE USE AND COMMUNICATION

AMONG WOMEN IN SIKHOBOKHOBO WARD OF NKAYI DISTRICT

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Indigenous knowledge contributes to the prevention, care and management of HIV and AIDS in Sikhobokhobo ward of Nkayi district. The knowledge also stands as a pillar of resource for the support of orphans and women in their ward s response to HIV and AIDS. Data was collected through participant observations, life- histories, in-depth interviews, and focus group discussions. The responses given yielded data on people s perceptions and the specific indigenous knowledge used by women in the prevention, care support and management of the HIV and AIDS pandemic. The study, the first of its kind in the ward shows how indigenous knowledge has been used by women in the response to HIV and AIDS. It highlights the role indigenous knowledge plays in the prevention of infection through the use of herbs to reduce and prevent promiscuity among people in a relationship. It also highlights how mothers during breast-feeding they can help control the future sexual desire of their children. The research concludes by highlighting the important aspect of indigenous knowledge in Sikhobokhobo that needed to be documented and communicated to the wide community.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 88
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. Januar 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 220mm x 150mm x 6mm
• Gewicht: 140g
• ISBN-13: 9783838338149
• ISBN-10: 3838338146
• Artikelnr.: 29501184

Autorenporträt

Jabulani Sithole tiene un máster en Biblioteconomía y Ciencias de la Información por la NUST de Bulawayo, una licenciatura en Estudios Ingleses y de Comunicación por la Universidad de Zimbabue y un diploma nacional superior en Gestión de Bibliotecas e Información. Ha trabajado para la Universidad de Botsuana, el PNUD, el NAC de Zimbabue y la SARDC.