| Aids and the elderly Tswana: the concept of pollution and consequences for AIDS prevention. | |
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PMID: 14617925 Owner: NLM Status: PubMed-not-MEDLINE |
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A study of elderly people in a village in southern Botswana is presented in this article. An argument is made for more in depth understanding of the role of elderly people in relation to the HIV/AIDS epidemic. It is demonstrated how Tswana indigenous medical ideology is behaviourally expressed in ways that identify elderly people as a group that may be at risk of catching and spreading HIV/AIDS. Through their position as respected members of the community, elderly people may also be a resource group in the struggle for AIDS prevention. |
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B Ingstad; F J Bruuns; S Tlou |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: Journal of cross-cultural gerontology Volume: 12 ISSN: 0169-3816 ISO Abbreviation: J Cross Cult Gerontol Publication Date: 1997 Dec |
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Created Date: 2003-11-17 Completed Date: 2004-01-07 Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 8700909 Medline TA: J Cross Cult Gerontol Country: Netherlands |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 357-72 Citation Subset: - |
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Section for medical anthropology, Institute for General Practice and Community Mediccine, University of Oslo, Norway. benedicte.ingstad@samfunnsmed.uio.no |
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