艾滋病病毒、逻辑与非洲的性。

HIV, logic and sex in Africa.

机构信息

The Philosophy Department, The University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, 2000, South Africa.

出版信息

Prev Med. 2012 Nov;55(5):401-4. doi: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2012.07.018. Epub 2012 Jul 31.

DOI:10.1016/j.ypmed.2012.07.018

Abstract

A widely accepted explanation of the dramatically high rates of HIV infection in sub-Saharan Africa appeals to a supposedly distinct model of sexual partnering, referred to as 'multiple concurrent partnerships' or 'concurrency.' We discuss two problems with the concurrency explanation, and argue that it does not contribute to understanding the unusual rates of HIV infection in the region. We argue that there is no single 'concurrency hypothesis,' and the term 'concurrency' is imprecise and does not pick out an explanatorily distinct form of sexual behavior.

摘要

一个被广泛接受的解释是，撒哈拉以南非洲地区艾滋病毒感染率极高，这归因于一种被认为是独特的性伴侣模式，即“多重同时性伴侣关系”或“并发”。我们讨论了并发解释的两个问题，并认为它并没有帮助我们理解该地区异常高的艾滋病毒感染率。我们认为，没有单一的“并发假设”，并且术语“并发”不精确，也不能挑出一种具有解释性的独特性行为形式。