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The Cultural Construction of AIDS and Its Consequences for Prevention in Botswana
Author(s) -
Ingstad Benedicte
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
medical anthropology quarterly
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.855
H-Index - 55
eISSN - 1548-1387
pISSN - 0745-5194
DOI - 10.1525/maq.1990.4.1.02a00030
Subject(s) - tswana , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , disease , sociology , medicine , immunology , linguistics , philosophy , pathology
In this article I describe how traditional Tswana healers perceive AIDS and classify it as either a “Tswana disease” or a “modern disease.” I also discuss the consequences that these categorizations may have for preventing the spread of HIV, as well as the possible role that healers can play in this important effort.