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A brief description of the two cultures you selected. Then describe two
cultural attitudes, two cultural beliefs, and two cultural practices regarding
HIV/AIDS in the cultures you selected. Finally, explain two factors that may
impede the success of an HIV/AIDS prevention program in the cultures you
selected and why. Support your responses using the Learning Resources and the
current literature.
WK 10 DISC.
HIV/AIDS Prevention Programs
At the 2009 World AIDS Day, Ban Ki-moon, who was the Secretary General of the United
Nations, spoke about the next steps to combat AIDS. Ban said (Global Commission, 2011):
I urge all countries to remove punitive laws, policies and practices that hamper the AIDS
response…Successful AIDS responses do not punish people; they protect them…We must
ensure that AIDS responses are based on evidence, not ideology, and reach those most in need
and most affected. (p. 1)
In 2010, The Global Commission on HIV and Law was launched by the United Nations
Development Programme (UNDP) and the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS
(UNAIDS) to make recommendations to countries for better HIV response and treatment. This
commission was formed to help eradicate HIV/AIDS globally by changing cultural beliefs about
the illness through legal changes, health prevention, and education. Consider how culturespecific concepts of HIV/AIDS, among other psychological processes, may impact the likelihood
of successful prevention programming.
For this Discussion, review this week’s Learning Resources. Use your Final Project culture of
interest and select another culture with different attitudes, beliefs, and practices related to
HIV/AIDS.
With these thoughts in mind:
Post by Day 4 a brief description of the two cultures you selected. Then describe two cultural
attitudes, two cultural beliefs, and two cultural practices regarding HIV/AIDS in the cultures you
selected. Finally, explain two factors that may impede the success of an HIV/AIDS prevention
program in the cultures you selected and why. Support your responses using the Learning
Resources and the current literature.
Recourses
•
Article: Amadi-Ihunwo, U. B. (2008) Culture and HIV/AIDS management in South
African public schools. International Journal of Learning, 15(3), 253–259.
Retrieved from the Walden Library using the Education Research Complete database.
•
Article: Cintron, R., Owens, T., & Cintron, M. (2007). Health, culture, HIV/AIDS, and
Latino/a college students. NASPA Journal (National Association of Student Personnel
Administrators, Inc.), 44(1), 84–100.
Retrieved from the Walden Library using the Education Research Complete database.
•
Article: Cummings, B., Mengistu, M., Negash, W., Bekele, A., & Ghile, T. (2006).
Barriers to and facilitators for female participation in an HIV prevention project in rural
Ethiopia: Findings from a qualitative evaluation. Culture, Health & Sexuality, 8(3), 251–
266.
Retrieved from the Walden Library using the Academic Search Complete database.
•
Article: Depke, J. L., & Onitilo, A. A. (2011). Coalition building and the intervention
wheel to address breast cancer screening in Hmong women. Clinical Medicine &
Research, 9(1), 1–6.
Retrieved from the Walden Library using the Academic Search Complete database.
•
Article: Rüdell, K., & Diefenbach, M. A. (2008). Current issues and new directions in
psychology and health: Culture and health psychology. Why health psychologists should
care about culture. Psychology & Health, 23(4), 387–390.
Retrieved from the Walden Library using the CINAHL Plus With Full Text database.
•
Article: Sabone, M. (2009). The promotion of mental health through cultural values,
institutions, and practices: A reflection on some aspects of Botswana culture. Issues in
Mental Health Nursing, 30(12), 777–787.
•
Article: Scott, K. D., Gilliam, A., & Braxton, K. (2005). Culturally competent HIV
prevention strategies for women of color in the United States. Health Care for Women
International, 26(1), 17–45.
Retrieved from the Walden Library using the Academic Search Complete database.
•
Article: Yong, A. G., Lemyre, L., Farrell, S. J., & Young, M. Y. (2016). Acculturation in
preventive health for immigrants: A systematic review on influenza vaccination programs
in a socio-ecological framework. Canadian Psychology/Psychologie Canadienne, 57(4),
340-355. doi:10.1037/cap0000075
Optional Resources
•
Article: Watters, E. (2010). The shifting mask of schizophrenia in Zanzibar. In Crazy
like us: The globalization of the American psyche (pp. 127–186). New York, NY: Free
Press.
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HIV/AIDS Prevention Programs
At the 2009 World AIDS Day, Ban Ki-moon, who was the Secretary General of the United
Nations, spoke about the next steps to combat AIDS. Ban said (Global Commission, 2011):
I urge all countries to remove punitive laws, policies and practices that hamper the AIDS
response…Successful AIDS responses do not punish people; they protect them…We must
ensure that AIDS responses are based on evidence, not ideology, and reach those most in need
and most affected. (p. 1)
In 2010, The Global Commission on HIV and Law was launched by the United Nations
Development Programme (UNDP) and the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS
(UNAIDS) to make recommendations to countries for better HIV response and treatment. This
commission was formed to help eradicate HIV/AIDS globally by changing cultural beliefs about
the illness through legal changes, health prevention, and education. Consider how culturespecific concepts of HIV/AIDS, among other psychological processes, may impact the likelihood
of successful prevention programming.
For this Discussion, review this week’s Learning Resources. Use your Final Project culture of
interest and select another culture with different attitudes, beliefs, and practices related to
HIV/AIDS.
With these thoughts in mind:
Post by Day 4 a brief description of the two cultures you selected. Then describe two cultural
attitudes, two cultural beliefs, and two cultural practices regarding HIV/AIDS in the cultures you
selected. Finally, explain two factors that may impede the success of an HIV/AIDS prevention
program in the cultures you selected and why. Support your responses using the Learning
Resources and the current literature.
Recourses
•
Article: Amadi-Ihunwo, U. B. (2008) Culture and HIV/AIDS management in South
African public schools. International Journal of Learning, 15(3), 253–259.
Retrieved from the Walden Library using the Education Research Complete database.
•
Article: Cintron, R., Owens, T., & Cintron, M. (2007). Health, culture, HIV/AIDS, and
Latino/a college students. NASPA Journal (National Association of Student Personnel
Administrators, Inc.), 44(1), 84–100.
Retrieved from the Walden Library using the Education Research Complete database.
•
Article: Cummings, B., Mengistu, M., Negash, W., Bekele, A., & Ghile, T. (2006).
Barriers to and facilitators for female participation in an HIV prevention project in rural
Ethiopia: Findings from a qualitative evaluation. Culture, Health & Sexuality, 8(3), 251–
266.
Retrieved from the Walden Library using the Academic Search Complete database.
•
Article: Depke, J. L., & Onitilo, A. A. (2011). Coalition building and the intervention
wheel to address breast cancer screening in Hmong women. Clinical Medicine &
Research, 9(1), 1–6.
Retrieved from the Walden Library using the Academic Search Complete database.
•
Article: Rüdell, K., & Diefenbach, M. A. (2008). Current issues and new directions in
psychology and health: Culture and health psychology. Why health psychologists should
care about culture. Psychology & Health, 23(4), 387–390.
Retrieved from the Walden Library using the CINAHL Plus With Full Text database.
•
Article: Sabone, M. (2009). The promotion of mental health through cultural values,
institutions, and practices: A reflection on some aspects of Botswana culture. Issues in
Mental Health Nursing, 30(12), 777–787.
•
Article: Scott, K. D., Gilliam, A., & Braxton, K. (2005). Culturally competent HIV
prevention strategies for women of color in the United States. Health Care for Women
International, 26(1), 17–45.
Retrieved from the Walden Library using the Academic Search Complete database.
•
Article: Yong, A. G., Lemyre, L., Farrell, S. J., & Young, M. Y. (2016). Acculturation in
preventive health for immigrants: A systematic review on influenza vaccination programs
in a socio-ecological framework. Canadian Psychology/Psychologie Canadienne, 57(4),
340-355. doi:10.1037/cap0000075
Optional Resources
•
Article: Watters, E. (2010). The shifting mask of schizophrenia in Zanzibar. In Crazy
like us: The globalization of the American psyche (pp. 127–186). New York, NY: Free
Press.
Purchase answer to see full
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