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Full-Text Articles in Anthropology
Life Goes On: Living With Hiv And Aids In Singapore, Francis Khek Gee Lim
Life Goes On: Living With Hiv And Aids In Singapore, Francis Khek Gee Lim
Francis Khek Gee Lim
No abstract provided.
Once Upon A Virus: Aids Legends And Vernacular Risk Perception, Diane E. Goldstein
Once Upon A Virus: Aids Legends And Vernacular Risk Perception, Diane E. Goldstein
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Once Upon a Virus explores how contemporary, or "urban," legends are indicators of culturally complex attitudes toward health and illness. Tracing the rich tradition of AIDS legends in relation to current scholarship on belief, Diane Goldstein shows how such stories not only articulate widespread perceptions of risk, health care, and health policy, they also influence official and scientific approaches to the disease and its management. Notions that appear in narratives of who gets AIDS, how and why, are indicators of broad issues involving health beliefs, concerns, and needs.
Emergency Needs Assessment Guidelines. World Food Program., John Mazzeo
Emergency Needs Assessment Guidelines. World Food Program., John Mazzeo
John Mazzeo, Ph.D.
No abstract provided.
Regional Quantitative Methods Workshop, Ohrid, Macedonia. Care International, Middle East And Europe Regional Management Unit (Mermu)., John Mazzeo
John Mazzeo, Ph.D.
No abstract provided.
Dhandha, Dharma And Disease: Traditional Sex Work And Hiv/Aids In Rural India, J. O'Neil, Treena Orchard, J. Swarankar, J. Blanchard, K. Gurav, B. Barlaya, R. Patil, C. Hussain Khan, S. Moses
Dhandha, Dharma And Disease: Traditional Sex Work And Hiv/Aids In Rural India, J. O'Neil, Treena Orchard, J. Swarankar, J. Blanchard, K. Gurav, B. Barlaya, R. Patil, C. Hussain Khan, S. Moses
Dr. Treena Orchard
This paper discusses the results of two ethnographic studies with female sex workers in rural areas of Karnataka and Rajasthan, India. In particular, we focus on women whose socio-economic status, and religious and occupational practices, are part of sex work systems that have historical precedents such that they can be termed “traditional” sex workers. The approach taken in the ethnographic work was informed by current critical approaches in medical anthropology and public health. The paper argues that in the context of an expanding HIV/AIDS epidemic in rural areas of India, understanding the historical and structural factors that operate to perpetuate …
Dynamics Of Hiv/Aids In The Fishing Communities Of Benin And Uganda. Food And Agriculture Organization, Hiv/Aids Program., John Mazzeo
John Mazzeo, Ph.D.
No abstract provided.
Market Assistance Pilot Program (Mapp) Household Baseline Survey. For Catholic Relief Services And The Consortium For Southern Africa Food Security Emergency (C-Safe)., John Mazzeo
John Mazzeo, Ph.D.
No abstract provided.
Regional Quantitative Methods Workshop, Cairo, Egypt. Care International, Middle East And Europe Regional Management Unit (Mermu)., John Mazzeo
John Mazzeo, Ph.D.
No abstract provided.