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HIV Risk Behaviors Become Survival Techniques for Aboriginal Women

Faculty of Nursing, University of Alberta at Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

In northern Alberta, the Aboriginal (native)female population appears to be overrepresented in the HIV statistics. A qualitative research study was designed to explore the cultural factors that relate to the high HIVinfection rate in these women. Eight HIV-positive women were interviewed for the study, representing about one third of the population. A model was developed to explain the relationships that exist between the women's formative years, their self-esteem, and the survival techniques they used prior to becoming HIV-positive. These survival techniques may have placed them in situations that increased their risk of infection with the HIV virus.

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