The promiscuity of men in both these cultures is generally more acceptable. The thinking is that's OK for men to have side dishes. And that puts women at risk because many of these men don't use condoms. The two cultures are similar because there is a need for female empowerment so women can be assertive in their negotiating skills to get men to use condoms and be tested.

It can be minimized. Once people look in their own backyards and see that it's affecting their neighbors.

Culture is a way of thinking, a set of values, a belief system that influences our behavior. It's really a combination of things. It can come from our ethnic background, our religion and society as a whole.