Social, cultural and political factors in the design of HIV programmes with Papuan highland communities

摘要: The Indonesian province of Papua faces a growing HIV epidemic, particularly amongst remote highland Papuans, such as the Western Dani. specific, challenging political and sociocultural context Papuan communities greatly influences transmission HIV. Different initiatives have struggled to meet sexual reproductive health needs minority ethnic challenges they pose. prolonged cultural tensions between are major barrier effective dialogue state its communities, absence which only exacerbates epidemic. Tackling in requires responses that both culturally politically sensitive, direct challenge existing development paradigms.