The spread of AIDS in Uganda: The need for a district level approach
Lockhart, C.
Scandinavian Journal of Development Alternatives 15(2): 53-65
1996
ISSN/ISBN: 0280-2791 Document Number: 297455
The study examines whether the spread of AIDS in Africa has a high potential for variation, not only from country to country, but from district to district within each country. Local level social, economic, political and demographic conditions underlie and influence the broader patterns of the spread of HIV virus. The variability of local level conditions is examined by comparison of two districts in Uganda, Kalangala and Kabale. It is demonstrated that each of these district's population are unique and those conditions which may be conducive to the spread of AIDS are specific to that area. For each of the two districts the following were examined, and their relationship and influence on the spread of AIDS assessed: time lived by those interviewed in the district; reason for moving to the district; frequency of travel outside the district; and the reasons for travelling beyond the district. The perceptions of health issues and AIDS within these separate communities is discussed together with the level of condom use.