Sexual Behaviors Among Urban Bahamian Women

Heterosexual is the predominant mode for HIV/AIDS transmission in The Bahamas. As a result, the rate of HIV/AIDS continues to escalate among Bahamian women, while increasing the socioeconomic burden on the Bahamian society. It is imperative that we understand the factors that influence Bahamian women s sexual behaviors, so that cultural appropriate and gender specific prevention interventions can be developed and implemented to decrease these women s risks for HIV/AIDS. This book gives an overview of the state of HIV/AIDS globally, in the Caribbean and The Bahamas, particularly among women. More importantly, it shed light into how Bahamian women s cultural upbringing may influence their sexual behaviors. Specifically, it explores factors such as self-esteem, self-silencing and self-efficacy related to urban Bahamian women s sexual behaviors that may put them at risk for HIV/AIDS. The content of this book should be beneficial to anyone working within public and/or private healthcare systems, governmental and nongovernmental organizations and anyone who merely wants to learn more about a unique culture of women and their sexual behaviors.