Document 0458
 DOCN  M9490458
 TI    Behaviour patterns which may predispose to HIV infection or further
       transmission and possible intervention strategy in the City of Harare.
       Part II.
 DT    9411
 AU    Moyo IM; Ray CS; Chisvo D; Gumbo N; Low A; Katsumbe TM; Mbengeranwa OL;
       Harare City Health Department.
 SO    Cent Afr J Med. 1993 Nov;39(11):217-21. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE
       MED/94332890
 AB    The proportion of people with AIDS is increasing rapidly in Zimbabwe.
       Several strategies have been adopted to check the further spread of the
       disease. This paper discusses the behaviour patterns which may
       predispose to HIV infection and possible intervention strategies that
       may be taken in the City of Harare. Over a third (33.9 pc, n = 1,526) of
       the married respondents reported that they were living separately from
       their spouses. There was a high proportion (76.6 pc, n = 564) of single
       respondents who admitted to engaging in premarital sex. Fifteen pc of
       total respondents were engaging in casual sex. The proportion of single
       respondents (31.2 pc) engaging in casual sex was higher than among the
       married (11.1 pc). More single respondents (10.9 pc) had been paid for
       sex than the married (4.1 pc) whilst the proportion that had been paid
       for sex was similar for the single (21.2 pc) and the married (22.9 pc).
       The median age for starting sex was 17 years (range = three to 26) for
       the single and 18 years (range = four to 35) for the married
       respondents. Sixteen pc stated that they had an STD in 1989. Condom
       usage was low with only 9.2 pc always using a condom. Forty eight pc of
       the married respondents who have engaged in casual sexual relationships
       never use condoms. The main source of information on AIDS/HIV was the
       radio (74 pc). Most parents (66 pc) had not talked about AIDS to their
       children.
 DE    Adolescence  Adult  Causality  Condoms/UTILIZATION  Female  Health
       Education  Human  HIV Infections/EPIDEMIOLOGY/*PREVENTION &
       CONTROL/*TRANSMISSION  *Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice  Male  Marital
       Status  Primary Prevention/*METHODS  Prostitution  *Sex Behavior  Urban
       Population  Zimbabwe/EPIDEMIOLOGY  JOURNAL ARTICLE

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