Abstract
Succinctly, African societies are increasingly realizing the role that cultures can play in reducing, or mitigating the effects of teenage pregnancies and HIV/AIDS. The aim of this article is to explore, debate and form discourse on the role of socio-cultural factors in mitigating the effects of teenage pregnancies and HIV/AIDS. The article has utilized a review of literature methodology. The following socio-cultural aspects have been identified as factors that can have a positive effect in mitigating teenage pregnancies and HIV/AIDS: Cultural revival, renewal, reawakening and innovation; bolstering different cultures as a panacea to maintain chastity; reclaiming rites of passage; and adopting male circumcision. The article has given the following as a solution to strengthening socio-cultural factors to mitigate teenage pregnancies and HIV/AIDS: goodwill from the leaders; effectuating a cultural paradigm shift; and funding cultural activities. DOI: 10.5901/mjss.2014.v5n23p1680
Highlights
Background and Introduction research undertakings that educated the whole world on the importance of cultures through male circumcision was championed by the western world, these researchers believe that the process mobilized and expedited the desire to relook deeply into various facts of cultures to further educate the contemporary generations of how such a culturalcomeback can be an invaluable practice that can offer a solution to many of the social illicit practices and behaviours (Kang’ethe 2013, 2014a,b)
Perhaps the new global knowledge, wave, advocacy and a realization that the cultural practice of male circumcision constitute a pivotal niche in the therapeutic terrain of mitigating the effects of HIV/AIDS has by a huge extent challenged African researchers such as these authors to dig deeper into different facets of cultures, open debates and discourses to analyze how different ingredients and aspects of cultures can be a panacea (Kang’ethe 2013)
This phenomenon has prompted a search for home grown solution to the problems of premarital pregnancies and HIV/AIDS that most societies are encountering due to increased state of moral decadence, cultural attrition and decay, as well as having societies to slide into a state of normlessness (Kang’ethe 2013, 2014a)
Summary
Perhaps the new global knowledge, wave, advocacy and a realization that the cultural practice of male circumcision constitute a pivotal niche in the therapeutic terrain of mitigating the effects of HIV/AIDS has by a huge extent challenged African researchers such as these authors to dig deeper into different facets of cultures, open debates and discourses to analyze how different ingredients and aspects of cultures can be a panacea (Kang’ethe 2013) This phenomenon has prompted a search for home grown solution to the problems of premarital pregnancies and HIV/AIDS that most societies are encountering due to increased state of moral decadence, cultural attrition and decay, as well as having societies to slide into a state of normlessness (Kang’ethe 2013, 2014a). Discussions pertaining to how such cultures and values can be reclaimed and make a comeback to be current African societies underpin this article
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