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The '''jaboya system''' is an economic system common in the fishing towns of ], on ]. It is a system where the fishermen in the region form relationships (commonly sexual) with women in the communities who wish to purchase the fish to take to the market to sell. It is not uncommon for both the fishermen and the women to have multiple partners. As a result of the vast web of these relationships, the Jaboya system is said to account for the rampant increase in the HIV prevalence in the region. It has also caused the mortality rate in the region to increase. <ref>{{cite web|title=KENYA: Deadly Catch: Lake Victoria’s AIDS crisis|url=http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?reportid=61001|work=News Article|publisher=IRIN|accessdate=27 January 2012}}</ref>

==Etymology==
Originally the word jaboya meant, 'customer' but took on a different meaning as the system flourished. It is believed that this was due to the decrease of fish stocks in the area. This lead to more and more women having to use different means in order to be able to purchase fish from the fishermen. The term eventually took on a sexual connontation as more women were having to obtain partners in order to secure having a fishermen to purchase fish from. <ref>{{cite web|last=Okwiri|first=Caroline|title=Jaboya system|url=http://www.jaluo.com/wangwach/1106/Caroline_Okwiri111506.html|accessdate=27 January 2012}}</ref> The word jaboya is said to have been derived from the local Luo language. <ref>{{cite web|last=Quaali|title=KENYA: Helping women to end sex-for-fish culture|url=http://qaali.com/2012/01/03/kenya-helping-women-to-end-sex/|publisher=Somali Women Magazine|accessdate=27 January 2012}}</ref>

==HIV==
Both men and women who participate in the jaboya system are subject to increased risk of ] transmission. There are several factors tied to the Jaboya system which increase the risk of HIV transmission:

===Local economy===
The local economy is based primarily on the fishing industry. For women the only way that they can guarantee themselves fish is to take up multiple partners on the beach. Those with several parnters are more likely to obtain fish.<ref>http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?reportid=61001</ref> In the small community of Bondo Beach for example, fishing is virtually the only way to make a living. <ref>{{cite web|title=Sex, fish and stigma in Kenyan beach communities|url=http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+/http://www.dfid.gov.uk/Media-Room/Case-Studies/2006/Sex-fish-and-stigma-in-Kenyan-beach-communities/|accessdate=28 January 2012}}</ref>

===Wife inheritance===
It is common practice for women to be inherited by their late husbands family members, such as brothers. In most cases the women are widowed by men who were HIV positive. The wives will most likely be infected as well, passing the infection on not only to their new husbands, but any other wives the men may have. <ref>{{cite news|title=KENYA: Deadly Catch: Lake Victoria’s AIDS crisis|url=http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?reportid=61001|accessdate=28 January 2012|newspaper=IRIN News|date=10 November 2005}}</ref>

===Condom use===
Condom use is practiced infrequently in the community. <ref></ref> There have been measures to improve condom use in the community. One group, called MERLIN hosts skits and plays on the beach in Bondo that bring forth the message of condom use, along with other positive behaviours that can help reduce the spread of HIV. <ref>{{cite web|last=Okwiri|first=Caroline|title=Jaboya System|url=http://www.jaluo.com/wangwach/1106/Caroline_Okwiri111506.html|accessdate=28 January 2012}}</ref>

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