‘Dented’ and ‘Resuscitated’ masculinities: The impact of HIV diagnosis and/or enrolment on antiretroviral treatment on masculine identities in rural eastern Uganda

Sahara J

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 211-221

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

^a MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

^b MAKERERE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (Uganda)

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

^d UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

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

^f Heads the Social Science Programme in the MRC UVRI Uganda Research Unit on AIDS   (Uganda)

Author keywords

antiretroviral treatment; dented masculinity; HIV; resuscitated masculinity; Uganda

Indexed keywords

ANTI HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS AGENT;

ADULT; BEHAVIOR; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MASCULINITY; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGY; RURAL POPULATION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UGANDA;

ADULT; ANTI-HIV AGENTS; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MASCULINITY; MIDDLE AGED; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); RURAL POPULATION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; UGANDA;

EID: 84916876862     PISSN: 17290376     EISSN: 18134424     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17290376.2014.986516     Document Type: Article

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