Lemeki M, Passey M, Setel P
Papua New Guinea Institute of Medical Research, Goroka, Papua New Guinea.
P N G Med J. 1996 Sep;39(3):239-42.
This paper reports on women's understanding of diseases believed to be sexually transmitted in the Asaro Valley of the Eastern Highlands Province. Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) seemed to be a new category of disease as there were no local language terms for them. Women did not associate STDs with infertility. Although some symptoms were recognized and known to be sexually transmitted, STDs sometimes went untreated for years. STDs were thought of as milder than AIDS because they could be treated. Those informants who had good knowledge of AIDS claimed to have known an AIDS patient. It was interesting that those who knew an AIDS patient reported a change in sexual behaviour among people who saw the deteriorating state of their relative who was dying of AIDS.
本文报道了东高地省阿萨罗山谷地区妇女对被认为是性传播疾病的理解。性传播疾病（STD）似乎是一类新的疾病，因为当地语言中没有与之对应的词汇。妇女们并不认为性传播疾病会导致不孕。尽管有些症状被认识到且知道是通过性传播的，但性传播疾病有时会多年得不到治疗。性传播疾病被认为比艾滋病症状轻，因为它们可以治疗。那些对艾滋病有深入了解的受访者称认识艾滋病患者。有趣的是，那些认识艾滋病患者的人报告说，看到他们因艾滋病而濒死的亲属病情恶化后，人们的性行为发生了变化。
