Anthropology and Sociologyhttp://hdl.handle.net/10566/5652024-03-29T06:39:46Z2024-03-29T06:39:46ZNarratives of HIV disclosure and masculinity in a South African villagefecane, Sakhumzihttp://hdl.handle.net/10566/91952023-07-12T00:00:43Z2012-01-01T00:00:00ZNarratives of HIV disclosure and masculinity in a South African village
fecane, Sakhumzi
This paper describes men’s experiences of disclosing their HIV status, arguing thatdisclosure restored their social respect, which was previously undermined by an illnessfrom AIDS. Results are from a 14-month ethnographic study conducted in ruralSouth African health facility, among a group of 25 men attending an AIDS supportgroup. The men included in this study tested while they were critically ill and somewere negatively labelled as ‘already dead’ because of their poor state of health. Themajority voluntarily disclosed their HIV status to the public after recovering from thephysical symptoms of AIDS. This elicited positive reaction from the community, whotreated them with admiration for disclosing their HIV status. The paper emphasisesthe fact that the good response received by participants from the community waspredicated mainly on having healthy physical looks that men gained from usingantiretroviral medication. This paper then further analyses the ways in which a ‘healthyappearance’ facilitates disclosure of HIV status and also disrupts the stigma attached toHIV in the studied community.
2012-01-01T00:00:00ZAIDS activism and globalisation from below: Occupying new spaces of citizenship in post-apartheid South AfricaRobins, Stevenvon Lieres, Bettinahttp://hdl.handle.net/10566/91722023-06-30T00:00:47Z2004-01-01T00:00:00ZAIDS activism and globalisation from below: Occupying new spaces of citizenship in post-apartheid South Africa
Robins, Steven; von Lieres, Bettina
Former President Nelson Mandela, Bono, Peter
Gabriel and other superstars stood together on the
stage at Greenpoint StadiuminCape Town in front
of billions of television viewers around the world,
watching the “46664”music extravaganza in support
of the fight against AIDS in Africa. AIDS is clearly a
global pandemic and responses to it have inevitably
been on a global scale. At the same time, the disease
has highly localised aspects to it. AIDS activists have
had to address both the global dimensions and the
local specificities of this epidemic.
2004-01-01T00:00:00ZExploring the ties of incarcerated fathers with their families and communities in the Western Cape-The perspectives of care professionalsRabe, MarlizeLondt, Marcelhttp://hdl.handle.net/10566/91422023-06-24T00:01:02Z2022-01-01T00:00:00ZExploring the ties of incarcerated fathers with their families and communities in the Western Cape-The perspectives of care professionals
Rabe, Marlize; Londt, Marcel
It is often argued that incarcerated men who stay connected withtheir families are less likely to reoffend. Despite the growingliterature on non-residential fatherhood in South Africa, littleresearch has been conducted on incarcerated men in SouthAfrica. In this article, we draw on the expertise and perspectivesof three research participants who used to work closely, as careprofessionals, with incarcerated men in the Western Cape. Bydrawing on Bronfenbrenner’s human development theory, thejourneys of incarcerated men as fathers are explored here. Thediversity and the nature of offences are important when the linksbetween fathers, their children and other family members areconsidered during their entry, stay and release from correctionalfacilities.
2022-01-01T00:00:00ZTraditional health practitioners’ perceptions, herbal treatment and management of HIV and related opportunistic infectionsDavids, DenverBlouws, TarrynAboyade, Oluwaseyihttp://hdl.handle.net/10566/90312023-06-07T00:00:56Z2014-01-01T00:00:00ZTraditional health practitioners’ perceptions, herbal treatment and management of HIV and related opportunistic infections
Davids, Denver; Blouws, Tarryn; Aboyade, Oluwaseyi
In South Africa, traditional health practitioners’ (THPs) explanatory frameworks concerning illness
aetiologies are much researched. However there is a gap in the literature on how THPs understand HIV-related
opportunistic infections (OIs), i.e. tuberculosis, candidiasis and herpes zoster. This study aimed to comprehend
THPs’ understandings of the aforementioned; to ascertain and better understand the treatment methods used
by THPs for HIV and OIs, while also contributing to the documentation of South African medicinal plants for
future conservation. The study was conducted in two locations: Strand, Western Cape where THPs are trained and Mpoza
village, Mount Frere, Eastern Cape from where medicinal plants are ordered or collected. Semi-structured interviews
were conducted with 53 THPs of whom 36 were diviners (amagrirha: isangoma) and 17 herbalists (inyanga). THPs
were selected through a non-probability “snowball” method. Data were analysed using a thematic content analysis
approach.
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