Two cultures, one epidemic.
HIV infection is a global epidemic, and health care providers involved in HIV/AIDS care must be aware of how communities with different cultures, values, beliefs, and resources are coping. This article describes a 3-month volunteer experience with the Shona people of Zimbabwe, Africa. Similarities and uniqueness between an urban setting in an industrial country and a rural environment in a developing country are explored.
Hunter College, CUNY, Hunter-Bellevue School of Nursing, USA.
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D001294:Attitude to Health / Q000208:ethnology*; D019058:Community Networks; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D003695:Delivery of Health Care; D019049:Developed Countries; D003906:Developing Countries; D005192:Family Health / Q000208:ethnology; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D015438:Health Behavior / Q000208:ethnology; D006801:Humans; D009519:New York City / Q000453:epidemiology; D009739:Nursing Services; D014505:Urban Population; D015030:Zimbabwe / Q000453:epidemiology