An exploratory analysis of HIV/AIDS epidemic risk-factors among Aboriginal people in Canada and African South Africans

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dc.contributor.authorMayoh, Melanieen_ZA
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dc.date.issued2010en_ZA
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references (leaves 51-56).en_ZA
dc.description.abstractWhen addressing the global HIV/AIDS pandemic, it is necessary to identify risk factors which are shared by populations, as well as those which may place populations uniquely at risk. Although Canada is a developed country, its Aboriginal population shares socio-economic characteristics with the world's developing populations. This thesis explores the shared risk factors among the Aboriginal population in Canada, where the HIV/AIDS epidemic is increasing despite relatively low national prevalence rates, and South Africa's African population, where the HIV/AIDS epidemic is particularly acute. The present analysis compares the profile of the African South African HIV/AIDS epidemic with risk factors that also occur among Aboriginal people. The results of this analysis show that the Aboriginal population has an epidemic risk profile that is similar to that of African South Africans. This points to the potential for a rapid increase of HIV/AIDS among Aboriginal people, as has been the case in the African South African population over the past two decades.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationMayoh, M. (2010). <i>An exploratory analysis of HIV/AIDS epidemic risk-factors among Aboriginal people in Canada and African South Africans</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Sociology. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/12374en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationMayoh, Melanie. <i>"An exploratory analysis of HIV/AIDS epidemic risk-factors among Aboriginal people in Canada and African South Africans."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Sociology, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/12374en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationMayoh, M. 2010. An exploratory analysis of HIV/AIDS epidemic risk-factors among Aboriginal people in Canada and African South Africans. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Mayoh, Melanie AB - When addressing the global HIV/AIDS pandemic, it is necessary to identify risk factors which are shared by populations, as well as those which may place populations uniquely at risk. Although Canada is a developed country, its Aboriginal population shares socio-economic characteristics with the world's developing populations. This thesis explores the shared risk factors among the Aboriginal population in Canada, where the HIV/AIDS epidemic is increasing despite relatively low national prevalence rates, and South Africa's African population, where the HIV/AIDS epidemic is particularly acute. The present analysis compares the profile of the African South African HIV/AIDS epidemic with risk factors that also occur among Aboriginal people. The results of this analysis show that the Aboriginal population has an epidemic risk profile that is similar to that of African South Africans. This points to the potential for a rapid increase of HIV/AIDS among Aboriginal people, as has been the case in the African South African population over the past two decades. DA - 2010 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2010 T1 - An exploratory analysis of HIV/AIDS epidemic risk-factors among Aboriginal people in Canada and African South Africans TI - An exploratory analysis of HIV/AIDS epidemic risk-factors among Aboriginal people in Canada and African South Africans UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/12374 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/12374
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationMayoh M. An exploratory analysis of HIV/AIDS epidemic risk-factors among Aboriginal people in Canada and African South Africans. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Sociology, 2010 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/12374en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Sociologyen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Humanitiesen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherHIV/AIDS and Societyen_ZA
dc.titleAn exploratory analysis of HIV/AIDS epidemic risk-factors among Aboriginal people in Canada and African South Africansen_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
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dc.type.qualificationnameMPhilen_ZA
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