The Impact of Cultural and Social Factors on the Prevalence of HIV AIDs

Throughout the history of humanity, HIV has ravaged both financial and human resources since its emergence. HIV is a universal illness that is transmitted through sexual intercourse or exchange of body fluids with an infected person. The existence of diversity globally has contributed significantly to the spread of this disease through cultural and social factors. The existence of diversity in our contemporary society reveals the status of social, as well as inequality globally and thus, unequal health status. This has contributed to the different distribution of health, as well as illness across society (Ankrah 20). The main reason for this widespread the many constraints found within health frameworks of developing countries, which affect upon government approach, strategic, as well as health strategy control and health service delivery.

Some of these cultural and social factors that influence HIV/AIDs prevalence include: Cultural Factors Promiscuity Promiscuity refers to indiscriminate sexual habits or the practice of engaging in sex often with multiple partners. This practice is common among the sub-Saharan countries. Numerous people continue to engage in sexual relations with multiple partners without having any consideration about the risks of acquiring and transferring HIV to other people (Ankrah 20). Studies reveal that having sexual intercourse with multiple partners facilitate the risk of contracting and transferring HIV to numerous people. It is not always that news, education, as well as counseling activities, are likely not to be made available to the poor instead such kind of messages are frequently irrelevant, as well as inoperable provided the truth of their lives (Coovadia and Hadingham 13).

Even if the supposed impoverished comprehend what they are being advised to pursue, it far not often the case that they have got the incentive, as well as the resources to integrate the proposed behaviors. The ability of individuals, as well as families to deal with HIV/AIDS relies upon on their first financing of assets, including both humans, as well as economic. The poorest by way of description is not able to deal with the consequences of HIV/AIDS so that poverty among the affected section of the populations is growing. Even the rich discover their resources faded with the assistance of their experience of infection. In the case when one inject drugs in the body, he or she is at risk of contracting or transferring HIV, as well as hepatitis B and C if he or she shares syringe or gadget utilized in the preparation of drugs, such as cotton, water, as well as cookers.