Marriage is not a safe place: heterosexual marriage and HIV-related vulnerability in Indonesia.
This paper examines the link between heterosexual marriage and women's vulnerability to HIV in Indonesia. In this country, gender relations are currently dominated by traditional beliefs and practices and by religious morality. Data for the current study were collected by means of documentary analysis and archival research as well as by means of expert informant interviews. Findings suggest that traditional practices such as polygamy, early marriage and contract marriage (mut'a) play an important role in enhancing women's likelihood of acquiring HIV within the Indonesian context.
Jacubowski
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Population Research Centre, Faculty of Spatial sciences, University of Groningen, PO Box 800, 9700 AV Groningen, The Netherlands. jacubowski@gmx.de
D003466:Cultural Characteristics; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D020010:Heterosexuality / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D007214:Indonesia / Q000453:epidemiology; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008297:Male; D008393:Marriage / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D026684:Personal Autonomy; D012307:Risk Factors; D012931:Social Environment; D035862:Vulnerable Populations / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D016387:Women's Health; D014933:Women's Rights