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- Title: Sexual Practices and Levirate Marriages in Mansa District of Zambia (Report)
- Author : Electronic Journal of Human Sexuality
- Release Date : January 01, 2010
- Genre: Family & Relationships,Books,Nonfiction,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 256 KB
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INTRODUCTION In June 2000, the National AIDS Council estimated that 830,000 Zambians over the age of 15 were living with HIV and AIDS. Over 54% of these were women, demonstrating a well-established pandemic across the population. An estimated 14% of rural adults are HIV--infected, as are an estimated 28% of urban adults (National AIDS Council, 2000). The severity of the AIDS epidemic in Zambia has therefore led to a search in the country for factors, including cultural practices that might facilitate the transmission of HIV.