کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
943545 925481 2006 10 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Self-deception does not explain high-risk sexual behavior in the face of HIV/AIDS: A test from northern Kenya
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم زیستی و بیوفناوری علوم کشاورزی و بیولوژیک بوم شناسی، تکامل، رفتار و سامانه شناسی
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Self-deception does not explain high-risk sexual behavior in the face of HIV/AIDS: A test from northern Kenya
چکیده انگلیسی

Throughout sub-Saharan Africa, there is resistance to changing sexual behavior despite survey data indicating high levels of knowledge about HIV transmission patterns and high-risk behavior. Previous explanations for this paradox emphasize indigenous cultural models. An alternative explanation is that, due to a strong natural selection for sexual gratification, individuals evoke the evolved trait of self-deception to continue practicing high-risk sexual behavior. This alternative is tested using survey data from an Ariaal community in Marsabit District, northern Kenya. Results indicate that respondents make highly accurate self-assessments of HIV risk, negating the concept of self-deception in this study. These results are discussed within the larger context of the applicability of evolutionary theory to the AIDS pandemic.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Evolution and Human Behavior - Volume 27, Issue 1, January 2006, Pages 53–62
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