TRADITIONAL PRACTICES AND HIV TRANSMISSIO N IN SENEGAL - THE EXAMPLE OF LEVIRAT AND SORORAT

The practice of levirat, or wife inheritance, is the traditional remar riage of a widow to one of her husband's brothers, usually the next in age rank, Sororat is the marriage of a deceased woman's younger siste r to the widower. The authors present a clinical case which highlights the specific issue of HIV transmission, taking into account these soc io-cultural practices. The real problem is the remarriage of an HIV po sitive person. These traditional practices added to the ethical and le gal aspects make the situation extremely difficult, stressing the need for counseling,