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. 2010 Jun;12(5):515-27.
doi: 10.1080/13691051003658135.

Contextual factors influencing HIV risk behaviour in Central Asia

Alex Smolak  1
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Contextual factors influencing HIV risk behaviour in Central Asia

Alex Smolak. Cult Health Sex. 2010 Jun.

Abstract

Central Asia has experienced a rapid increase in HIV. HIV interventions and prevention programmes are needed that adequately appreciate and account for the ways that ongoing cultural, political and economic changes in this region affect HIV risk reduction efforts. Drawing on relevant literature, this paper provides a contextual foundation to better understand the impact of context on HIV risk behaviour in the countries of Central Asia and to begin the conversation on the contextual factors of Islam and polygamy.

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