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Women and fish-for-sex: Transactional sex, HIV/AIDS and gender in African fisheries

Bene, Christophe and Merten, Sonja (2008) Women and fish-for-sex: Transactional sex, HIV/AIDS and gender in African fisheries. World Development, Vol.36 (5). pp. 875-899. ISSN 0305-750X

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Abstract

This paper analyzes the phenomenon of fish-for-sex in small-scale fisheries and discusses its apparent links to HIV/AIDS and transactional sex practices. The research reveals that fish-for-sex is not an anecdotal phenomenon but a practice increasingly reported in many different developing countries, with the largest number of cases observed in Sub-Saharan African inland fisheries. An overview of the main narratives that attempt to explain the occurrence of FFS practices is presented, along with other discourses and preconceptions, and their limits discussed. The analysis outlines the many different and complex dimensions of fish-for-sex transactions. The paper concludes with a set of recommendations.

Item Type: Articles
Keywords: Women, Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), Gender, Africa, Small-scale Fisheries, Inland Fisheries
Subjects: Gender in Fisheries and Aquaculture
Depositing User: Jeeva ICSF Rajan
Date Deposited: 12 May 2022 11:13
Last Modified: 12 May 2022 11:13
URI: http://icsfarchives.net/id/eprint/13697

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