1995
DOI: 10.1016/0277-9536(94)00183-t
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Reactions to repeated STD infections: Psychosocial aspects and gender issues in Zimbabwe

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“…In India, a recent study has shown that 90% of male clients of male sex workers were married (Gordon andSleightholme 1996 cited in UNAIDS 1999). According to a study among married women in Zimbabwe, 97% of respondents reported their husbands as a source for their STD infection (Pitts et al 1995).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…In India, a recent study has shown that 90% of male clients of male sex workers were married (Gordon andSleightholme 1996 cited in UNAIDS 1999). According to a study among married women in Zimbabwe, 97% of respondents reported their husbands as a source for their STD infection (Pitts et al 1995).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Discussions betw een the genders are extrem ely rare and lim ited to inform ation giving of possible infection from th e husban d to the wife. This com m unication pattern has been docum ented elsewhere also (Pitts et al, 1995). H ow ever, it is also clear that m any wom en do not realize that they have an STD, whilst only one m an did not believe he had an STD; th is gender imbalance would clearly affect com m unication patte rns.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 87%
“…Little research has focused on wom en and ST D s (Pitts et al, 1995); however, m any of the m ain com plications of ST Ds are found in wom en. These com plications pose both a threat to life itself, and to the ability to bear children, an extrem ely importan t dimension of life for wo m en in Zimbabw e, (Gelfand, 1984).…”
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“…Living in a patriarchal context where gender roles are clearly set and differentiated, and reproduction is highly valued, any symptom suggestive of reproductive malfunction or a sexually transmissible disease is detrimental to a woman's status, 29 quality of life, 22 and reputation in society. 20,37,38 Moreover, Patel et al and Jejeebhoy argued that marital conflicts and sexual violence might be a plausible explanation behind the association between mental distress and symptoms of RTIs. 29,30 In our study, decisionmaking power was significantly associated only with reporting of any RTI symptom.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%