This article describes the ways in which women in the coastal Papuan (Indonesian) town of Manokwari understand and represent HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) and AIDS (acquired immune deficiency syndrome). Having employed focus group interviewing and other qualitative research methods during long-term fieldwork conducted in Manokwari, I argue that my subjects frame ideas about disease aetiology less in biomedical terms and more through a Christian worldview. AIDS is understood to be a fatal 'disease' (not disease syndrome) that is sent ultimately from God but that was recently brought to Papua by outsiders to the west. It is thought that people most likely to become afflicted with AIDS are those who breach Christian codes of conduct. In particular, women who sell sex, not homosexuals, not men who buy sex from women and not intravenous drug users, are attributed with having the greatest chance of suffering from and transmitting HIV. Even though Manokwari women discussed HIV and the aetiology of AIDS in moral terms, and even though they do not regard themselves as sinful, they nevertheless fear 'catching' AIDS, even though this is physically impossible. This fear motivates the scape-goating of female sex workers and the exhibition by community members of distancing behaviours toward people who display clinical symptoms of AIDS.
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome ; seconds ; Human Females ; HIV ; Christian

Objective: Because of the exceptionally high suicide rates in South Korea, new assessment methods are needed to improve suicide prevention. The current study aims to validate the revised Suicide Crisis Inventory-2 (SCI-2), a self-report measure that assesses a cognitiveaffective pre-suicidal state in a Korean sample. Methods: With data from 1,061 community adults in South Korea, confirmatory factor analyses were first conducted to test the proposed one-factor and five-factor structures of the SCI-2. Also, an exploratory factor analysis (EFA) was performed to examine possible alternative factor structure of the inventory. Results: The one-factor model of the SCI-2 resulted in good model fit and similarly, the five-factor model also exhibited strong fit. Comparing the two models, the five-factor was evaluated as the superior model fit. An alternative 4-factor model derived from EFA exhibited a comparable model fit. The Korean version of the SCI-2 had high internal consistency and strong concurrent validity in relation to symptoms of suicidal ideation, depression, and anxiety. Conclusion The SCI-2 is an appropriate and a valid tool for measuring one’s proximity to imminent suicide risk. However, the exact factor structure of the SCI-2 may be culture-sensitive and warrants further study.