Indigenous Knowledge and HIV/AIDS Prevention and Management in Local Communities in Africa South of the Sahara

The aim of this paper is to establish role of indigenous knowledge (IK) on prevention and management of human immune virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) in local communities in south of Saharan countries.Published articles in books, peer reviewed journals and gray literature that focused on HIV/AIDS and IK in south of the Saharan countries were critical reviewed.Literature reviewed showed that traditional remedies helped many HIV/AIDS to cope with illness.Traditional remedies mainly from herbs, honey and psychosocial counselling arrested symptoms of HIV/AIDS that would lead to AIDS.Some of traditional remedies formulations had food components for patients who had no appetite.IK with its practitioners has a significant role to play on HIV/AIDS both in prevention and treatment.It can be captured, translated and be used for the general public for both in prevention and treatment among the HIV/AIDS patients.