title: Gender, Sexual Health Seeking Behavior, and HIV/AIDS Among Tarok Women in North-Central Nigeria.
abstract: In this study, which was part of a larger project I undertook in North-central Nigeria, I explored the differences in the sexual health seeking behavior of Tarok women and men and how these differences affect the spread of HIV. With the help of three research assistants, I conducted 16 in-depth interviews and 24 focus group discussions in four Tarok communities in North-central Nigeria. I found certain negative effects of gender inequality on women's sexual health seeking behavior in particular, a situation that has adverse implications for HIV acquisition and transmission. I therefore concluded that addressing the challenges of gender inequality is imperative for a sustained fight against HIV and AIDS in Nigeria.
authors.affiliation: a Department of Sociology , Bingham University , Nasarawa State , Nigeria.
authors.forename: Titilayo Cordelia
authors.initials: TC
authors.lastname: Orisaremi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D017280:Condoms / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003466:Cultural Characteristics; D005191:Family Characteristics / Q000208:ethnology; D005260:Female; D017144:Focus Groups; D005783:Gender Identity; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000208:ethnology / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology*; D015438:Health Behavior; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D008393:Marriage / Q000208:ethnology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009549:Nigeria; D036301:Qualitative Research; D060728:Reproductive Health; D046269:Reproductive Rights; D012424:Rural Population; D012725:Sexual Behavior; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014505:Urban Population