Local government will pay dowry , and counseling , to get HIV - positive couples to we d . There is no evidence that such marriages stop the spread of AIDS . The goal is to keep HIV from spreading to people not already infected . UN agency says marriage does n't stop AIDS , prevention and treatment needed . For some people , the couple have stigma of being HIV - positive .
Local government will pay dowry , and counseling , to get HIV - positive couples to we d . The goal is to keep HIV from spreading to people not already infected . UN agency says marriage does n't stop AIDS , prevention and treatment needed . For some people , the couple have stigma of being HIV - positive .