AIDS/HIV
Among the Logoli of Kenya, the fear of AIDS or becoming infected with the HIV virus has informed women’s decisions in entering polygynous marriages. Women who are against polygynous marriages argued that polygyny places individuals at risk for contracting various sexually transmitted diseases including AIDS.
Famous quotes containing the word aids:
“It could be said that the AIDS pandemic is a classic own-goal scored by the human race against itself.”
—(B. 1950)