Dividuality, masculine respectability and reputation: How masculinity affects men's uptake of HIV treatment in rural eastern Uganda

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 89, Issue , 2013, Pages 45-52

  Siu, Godfrey E ^a,b,d   Seeley, Janet ^a,c,e   Wight, Daniel ^d  

^a MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

^b MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^d MRC SOCIAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH SCIENCES UNIT   (United Kingdom)

^e LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dividuality; HIV treatment; Masculinity; Reputation; Respectability; Uganda

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT; VIRUS RNA;

DISEASE TREATMENT; GENDER IDENTITY; GENDER ROLE; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; MALE;

ARTICLE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH SERVICE; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INCOME; MALE; MASCULINITY; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PATIENT ATTITUDE; RURAL AREA; SEXUAL HEALTH; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; THEMATIC ANALYSIS; UGANDA; WORK CAPACITY;

ADULT; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MASCULINITY; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; UGANDA;

UGANDA;

EID: 84878432361     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2013.04.025     Document Type: Article

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