HIV and AIDS in Africa

Beyond Epidemiology
Erscheinungsjahr 2003
ISBN: 978-0-631-22356-6
Verlag: Wiley

Buch, Englisch, 416 Seiten, Format (B × H): 171 mm x 246 mm

AIDS is devastating many areas of sub-Saharan Africa.

Over twelve million people in the region have died of AIDS in the past decade.

Over 29.4 million people in the region are infected with HIV.

Of the eleven people who contract HIV each minute in the world, ten live in sub-Saharan Africa.

With no known cure and no vaccine as yet available, an estimated 60% of Africans under the age of eighteen today will be dead of AIDS before they reach 45 years of age. Most prevention programs have largely failed because the research behind them has focused primarily on 'risk groups, ' behavioral change models, and flawed understandings of cultural practices.

HIV and AIDS in Africa: Beyond Epidemiology seeks to shift the predominant understandings generated by biomedical and epidemiological research, recognizing that HIV transmission in sub-Saharan Africa is a complex and regionally-specific phenomenon rooted in local economies, deepening poverty, migration, gender, war, global economies, and cultural politics. International contributors from across the social sciences further our understanding of AIDS by looking at the epidemic from angles often inadequately explored. Ultimately, the underlying message of every contributor to this book is that AIDS is not going to diminish in Africa until social, gender, and economic inequities are addressed in meaningful ways.

Zielgruppe

advanced undergraduates, graduates, and researchers in medical anthropology, medical geography, and medical sociology

Autoren/Hrsg.

Kalipeni, Ezekiel

Craddock, Susan

Oppong, Joseph

Ghosh, Jayati

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgements

About The Authors

Introduction: Beyond Epidemiology: Locating AIDS In Africa: Susan Craddock (University Of Minnesota)

Part I: History:

Section Introduction: Susan Craddock

1. AIDS, History - Struggles Over Meaning: Brooke Grundfest Schoepf (Harvard Medical School)

2. Politics, Culture And Medicine: An Unholy Trinity? Historical Continuities And Rupture In The HIV/AIDS Story In Malawi: John Lloyd Lwanda (Royal College Of Physicians Of Edinburgh)

Part II: AIDS In Africa: Regional Perspectives:

Section Introduction: Susan Craddock

3. Perceptions And Misperceptions Of AIDS In Africa: Joseph R. Oppong And Ezekiel Kalipeni (University Of North Texas; University Of Illinois At Urbana-Champaign)

4. Mapping The AIDS Pandemic In Eastern And Southern Africa: A Critical Overview: Ezekiel Kalipeni, Susan Craddock, And Jayati Ghosh (University Of Illinois At Urbana-Champaign; University Of Minnesota; Dominican University Of California)

5. HIV/AIDS In West Africa: The Case Of Senegal, Ghana And Nigeria: Joseph R. Oppong And Samuel Agyei-Mensah (University Of North Texas; University Of Ghana, Legon)

Part III: Beyond Epidemiology: Understanding The Issues In Social Terms:

Section Introduction: Susan Craddock

A. Gendered Vulnerabilities

6. Condoms, Consent And Cultural Entrapments: A Further Look At Gendered - Occupational Factors Pertinent To The Transmission Of HIV In Africa: Anne V. Akeroyd (University Of York)

7. Strategies For Prevention Of Sexual Transmission Of HIV/AIDS Among Adolescents: The Case Of High School Students In Kenya: Njeri Mbugua (Independent Scholar)

8. AIDS In Africa: Structure, Agency - Risk: Brooke Grundfest Schoepf (Harvard Medical School)

B. Sexualities

9. Culture, Sexuality, And Women's Agency In The Prevention Of HIV/AIDS In Southern Africa American Journal Of Public Health: Ida Susser And Zena Stein (Hunter College And The Graduate Center For The City University Of New York)

10. Migrancy, Masculine Identities And AIDS: The Psychosocial Context Of HIV Transmission On The South African Gold Mines: Catherine Campbell (London School Of Economics)

11. The Invisible Presence Of Homosexuality: Implications For HIV/AIDS And Rights In Southern Africa: Oliver Phillips (University Of Westminster)

C. Poverty, Migration, War

12. Urbanization, Poverty, And Sex: Roots Of Risky Behaviors In Slum Settlements In Nairobi, Kenya: Eliya Msiyaphazi Zulu, Alex Chika Ezeh (Both At The African Population And Health Research Center), And F. Nii-Amoo Dodoo (University Of Maryland)

13. Mobile Populations And HIV/AIDS In East Africa: Maryinez Lyons (University Of London)

14. Understanding The African HIV Pandemic: An Appraisal Of The Contexts And Lay Explanation Of The HIV/AIDS Pandemic With Examples From Tanzania And Kenya: Gabriel Rugalema (International Institute For Education Planning, France)

15. Socioeconomic Obstacles To HIV Prevention And Treatment In Developing Countries: The Roles Of The International Monetary Fund And The World Bank: Peter Lurie, Percy C. Hintzen, And Robert A. Lowe (Public Citizens Health Research Group; University Of California, Berkeley; Oregon Health And Science University)

Part IV: Research Methods, Agendas, And Ethics:

Section Introduction: Susan Craddock

16. Participatory Diagramming And The Ethical - Practical Challenges Of Helping Africans Themselves To Map The Issues Around HIV: Mike Kesby (University Of St. Andrews, Scotland)

17. Community-Based Research On AIDS In The Context Of Global Inequalities Making A Virtue Of Necessity?: Carolyn Baylies (University Of Leeds)

18. AIDS And Ethics: Clinical Trials, Pharmaceuticals, And Global Scientific Practice: Susan Craddock (University Of Minnesota)

Part V: Understanding The Repercussions / Impacts:

Section Introduction: Susan Craddock

19. Excerpt From We Miss You All: Noerine Kaleeba (The AIDS Support Network, Uganda)

20. Understanding AIDS In Public Lives: David Eaton (Middlebury College)

21. Economic Growth In Sub Saharan Africa: The Potential Impact Of HIV/AIDS: Lynn R. Brown (World Bank)

22. Rising Tide Of AIDS Orphans In Southern Africa: Jayati Ghosh And Ezekiel Kalipeni (Dominican University Of California; University Of Illinois At Urbana-Champaign)

23. A Mother To Her Brothers: A Child-Headed Households Story, Johannesburg, South Africa: Emma Guest (Independent Scholar)

Concluding Remarks: Beyond Epidemiology: Joseph R. Oppong And Jayati Ghosh

Bibliography

Über Autor(innen)

Ezekiel Kalipeni is Associate Professor of Geography and African Studies at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Susan Craddock is Associate Professor in the Womens Studies Department and in the Institute for Global Studies at the University of Minnesota.

Joseph R. Oppong is Associate Professor of Geography at the University of Northern Texas.

Jayati Ghosh is Associate Professor of International Business and Interdisciplinary Studies at the Dominican University of California.