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Author:   Eloho Ese Basikoro
Publisher:   Rowman & Littlefield International
Imprint:   Rowman & Littlefield International
Dimensions:   Width: 15.90cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.481kg
ISBN:  

9781786607706

ISBN 10:   1786607700
Pages:   218
Publication Date:   28 October 2019
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

"AcknowledgementsDedicationList of AcronymsChapter 1: Remapping Illness and Interventions Beyond the BiomedicalPART 1: HISTORY, POLITICS AND AIDS GOVERNANCEChapter 2: HIV/AIDS in Nigeria, Denialism and ResponseChapter 3: The Political-Economy of Oil and Socio-Ecological Contingencies of the Niger DeltaPART 2: EMBODIED ACCOUNTSChapter 4: Constructed Identities and Power: (Re)Constructing the Notions of Care and ResponsibilityChapter 5: Feminism in Nigeria. Patriarchy and the Conflicting Discourses of EmpowermentChapter 6: ""It is the Fear"": Contextualizing the Politics of HIV/AIDS Non-DisclosureChapter 7: AIDS Support Networks as Emerging Spaces of Therapeutic CitizenshipChapter 8: To Cope: Institutional Responsibility versus Individual AgencyChapter 9: Normalizing HIV/AIDS, and the Discourse of ExceptionalismPART 3: MA(I)NSTREAMING GENDER IN HIV/AIDS INTERVENTIONSChapter 10: Two Sides of A Coin: Policy and Practice in TensionFINAL NOTESAPPENDIX: Inventory of HIV/AIDS Policy Texts and other chapter NotesBIBLIOGRAPHYINDEX"

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Drawing on her 2016 dissertation (medical geography, Univ. of Washington), Basikoro has written an exhaustive. . . analysis of how living in patriarchal societies located in sub-Saharan Africa affects HIV-positive women. Basikoro conducted intensely personal interviews with HIV-positive women about their experiences accessing medical treatment in countries where women are undervalued not only by their husbands, but also by a male-dominated social system in which gender discrimination is institutionalized. Few women have jobs that would allow them to support themselves and their children, and they choose to stay in unhappy and sometimes violent marriages in order to make sure that they and their children are financially supported. Many respondents admitted to feeling emotionally and physically drained by the responsibilities of taking care of the home, the children, and the husband, all of which leads them to forgo medical care or to seek it only sporadically. For readers interested in the specifics of how male-dominated social structures can affect access to medical care especially for HIV-positive women, this volume provides insight. . . Summing Up: Recommended. Graduate students, faculty, and professionals.--CHOICE

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Eloho Ese Basikoro is Adjunct Lecturer, University of Washington, Seattle

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