Abstract
Researches devoted to the HIV/AIDS issue divide the scientific community between the supporters of an association socioeconomic status-HIV/AIDS and those estimating that there is no pattern between them. Studies conducted across the world’s most affected regions assert one another opinion on the basis of findings scientifically proven. In addition, some other studies argue that the link poverty-HIV/AIDS is vicious, meaning that poverty cause HIV/AIDS and vice versa. The present study conducted in Kinshasa, one of the African cities characterised by a certain level of poverty, aims at investing the potential correlation socioeconomic status and magnitude of HIV/AIDS in its specific context as well as contributes to the debate that took place in the scientific community between both mainstreams evoked previously. Although the study found no relationship between people socioeconomic status and either their sexual behaviour, HIV/AIDS knowledge (3 variables), accessibility to information or availability of condoms, as well as no statistically significant difference between socio economic groups in these mentioned variables, it estimates that it is all matter of space and time rather than pronouncing a judgement about who is right or wrong. Therefore no one is wrong, all are right.
Highlights
For more than half a century, HIV/AIDS prevention campaigns are conducted across the continent to alleviate the spread of the disease, yet the pandemic remains a serious threat to Africa’s development as it continues to gain ground, necessitating more efforts and researches
As it is convincingly proven that HIV/AIDS is correlated with poverty (Bärnighausen et al, 2007:S29), people socioeconomic status might be considered as a determinant of their behaviour towards their sexual practices and condom use (Mabala, 2006; Price, 2001)
Results in table 4 indicates that there is a statistically significant difference in mean score of impoverished and wealthy people (MD= -.98686 ranged between -1.9574 and -.0163, p= .05) in attitude towards HIV/AIDS. This means that wealthier people are more understandable of HIV/AIDS issues than their counterpart’s poorer, implying that the wealthier are more likely to be less discriminative towards HIV/AIDS infected persons
Summary
For more than half a century, HIV/AIDS prevention campaigns are conducted across the continent to alleviate the spread of the disease, yet the pandemic remains a serious threat to Africa’s development as it continues to gain ground, necessitating more efforts and researches. A variety of studies conducted across the most HIV/AIDS affected region in the world (Specially Africa and Asia) found that the socioeconomic status is one of the sociodemographic factors, and not the less, associated with HIV/AIDS infection in the general population (Slaymaker et al, 2004:1197). Authors such as Meekers and Rahaim (2005) argued that the impact and effectiveness of social marketing models depend on their adaptation to the socio-economic context within which they are applied. As it is convincingly proven that HIV/AIDS is correlated with poverty (Bärnighausen et al, 2007:S29), people socioeconomic status might be considered as a determinant of their behaviour towards their sexual practices and condom use (Mabala, 2006; Price, 2001)
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