عنوان

Contextualization of hiv Prevention Initiatives in Sub-Saharan Africa, with Special Reference to Gender Issues in Contexts of Human Dislocation and Migration

شماره

LA121174

زبان متن نوشتاري يا گفتاري و مانند آن

انگلیسی

عنوان اصلي

Contextualization of hiv Prevention Initiatives in Sub-Saharan Africa, with Special Reference to Gender Issues in Contexts of Human Dislocation and Migration

نام عام مواد

[Article]

نام نخستين پديدآور

Gordon J. Stewart

محل نشرو پخش و غیره

Leiden

نام ناشر، پخش کننده و غيره

Brill

متن يادداشت

The subject of hiv/aids prevention in public discourse in sub-Saharan Africa is often focused, and not without good reason, on modification of sexual behavior, exemplified in the well-known abc strategy - Abstain, Be faithful, wear a Condom. It is here suggested that this narrowing of focus onto sexuality, in contexts where traditionally public discourse on the subject is taboo, could result unhelpfully in significant stereotyping and stigmatization of People Living with hiv & aids, especially women. Furthermore, other factors which serve as potential "drivers" of the epidemics are often omitted from prevention initiatives. These include etiologies of sickness especially as they relate to hiv infection, socio-cultural and economic factors, as well as religious and theological perspectives. These have potential impact on both men and women, but in many instances have even more serious consequences for girls and women. Considering the conditions of people subject to displacement within or forced migration from their countries, the negative impacts of these "drivers" of the epidemics are enhanced even further. Women in particular are most vulnerable to abuse and victimization. In this light, it is recommended that a more nuanced and more contextualized understanding of the epidemics be pursued, one which does not overlook biomedically important issues (including sexuality) but addresses a range of other negative perspectives and practices which result in stigmatization and victimization of women and girls, increasing their vulnerability to abuse and consequently of hiv infection. In focusing on hiv prevention in terms of gender inequities in sub-Saharan society in general and among internally displaced and forced migrant populations in particular, it is important to identify missiological insights that have significance for the missional challenges. The subject of hiv/aids prevention in public discourse in sub-Saharan Africa is often focused, and not without good reason, on modification of sexual behavior, exemplified in the well-known abc strategy - Abstain, Be faithful, wear a Condom. It is here suggested that this narrowing of focus onto sexuality, in contexts where traditionally public discourse on the subject is taboo, could result unhelpfully in significant stereotyping and stigmatization of People Living with hiv & aids, especially women. Furthermore, other factors which serve as potential "drivers" of the epidemics are often omitted from prevention initiatives. These include etiologies of sickness especially as they relate to hiv infection, socio-cultural and economic factors, as well as religious and theological perspectives. These have potential impact on both men and women, but in many instances have even more serious consequences for girls and women. Considering the conditions of people subject to displacement within or forced migration from their countries, the negative impacts of these "drivers" of the epidemics are enhanced even further. Women in particular are most vulnerable to abuse and victimization. In this light, it is recommended that a more nuanced and more contextualized understanding of the epidemics be pursued, one which does not overlook biomedically important issues (including sexuality) but addresses a range of other negative perspectives and practices which result in stigmatization and victimization of women and girls, increasing their vulnerability to abuse and consequently of hiv infection. In focusing on hiv prevention in terms of gender inequities in sub-Saharan society in general and among internally displaced and forced migrant populations in particular, it is important to identify missiological insights that have significance for the missional challenges.

تاريخ نشر

2014

توصيف ظاهري

377-402

عنوان

Mission Studies

شماره جلد

31/3

شماره استاندارد بين المللي پياييندها

1573-3831

اصطلاح موضوعی

causations

اصطلاح موضوعی

contextualization

اصطلاح موضوعی

dislocation

اصطلاح موضوعی

gender

اصطلاح موضوعی

hiv/aids

اصطلاح موضوعی

holism

اصطلاح موضوعی

prevention

اصطلاح موضوعی

stigmatization

مستند نام اشخاص تاييد نشده

Gordon J. Stewart

شماره بازیابی

10.1163/15733831-12341357

نام الکترونيکي

فرمت انتشار

p

نوع ماده

[Article]

کد کاربرگه

275578

سطح دسترسي

a

تكميل شده

Y