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Social Problems , Urbanization , Violence , Colonialism/history , Government Agencies/history , Government Agencies/legislation & jurisprudence , Government Programs/economics , Government Programs/history , Government Programs/legislation & jurisprudence , History, 20th Century , Housing/economics , Housing/history , Housing/legislation & jurisprudence , Interinstitutional Relations , Papua New Guinea/ethnology , Public Health/economics , Public Health/history , Public Health/legislation & jurisprudence , Public Policy , Rural Population/history , Social Problems/economics , Social Problems/ethnology , Social Problems/history , Social Problems/legislation & jurisprudence , Social Welfare/economics , Social Welfare/history , Social Welfare/legislation & jurisprudence , Socioeconomic Factors , Unemployment/history , Urban Population/history , Urban Renewal/economics , Urban Renewal/history , Urban Renewal/legislation & jurisprudence , Urbanization/history , Urbanization/legislation & jurisprudence , Violence/economics , Violence/ethnology , Violence/history , Violence/legislation & jurisprudenceABSTRACT
PIP: Since HIV/AIDS was first recorded in Papua New Guinea in 1987, the number of cases has grown considerably. It is estimated that 16 new infections for every 100,000 people are reported annually. It has the highest rate of HIV/AIDS transmission in the Pacific region, and with the rapid spread of the disease, the future development of the country is seriously threatened. This highlights the fact that AIDS is more than just a health issue, rather, it is a disease that potentially poses major challenges to the economic and social base of the nation. This paper considers four key sociocultural and economic factors in the spread of HIV in Papua New Guinea. These include 1) contemporary sexual culture; 2) the position of women in society; 3) migration; and 4) health services. Overall, lack of development, poverty, low educational levels, inadequate and declining health services, poor nutrition and health status of the population, and growing inequalities between rural and urban areas create the conditions for rapid transmission of the epidemic. In view of such fragile economic and political infrastructure of Papua New Guinea, AIDS is undoubtedly a major development issue that has both human and economic impacts.^ieng
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Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome , Disease Outbreaks , Economics , Evaluation Studies as Topic , HIV Infections , Risk Factors , Sexual Behavior , Socioeconomic Factors , Behavior , Biology , Developing Countries , Disease , Melanesia , Pacific Islands , Papua New Guinea , Virus DiseasesABSTRACT
"Migration and circulation are now an integral part of the socio-economy of the Wosera Abelam of Papua New Guinea. Since the 1950s large numbers of Wosera Abelam have settled in West New Britain (WNB) towns and government sponsored resettlement schemes.... This paper explores the linkages between temporary and long-term migrants in WNB, and between migrants and their relatives remaining in the village. We argue that migration is now a ¿way of life' for the Wosera Abelam, and is, to a large extent, underpinned by indigenous (precapitalist) social and economic relations."
