Fighting HIV and AIDS: African fisherfolk suffering from HIV are subject to stigma, denigration and disempowerment, all of which weaken their voice in civil society

Gisselquist, David (2016) Fighting HIV and AIDS: African fisherfolk suffering from HIV are subject to stigma, denigration and disempowerment, all of which weaken their voice in civil society. Samudra Report (72). pp. 4-6. ISSN 0973 1121

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Abstract

Titled ‘Deadly Catch: Uganda’s fishermen seeking sex workers prompt HIV surge’, an April 2014 article in The Guardian reports 43 per cent of adults have been infected in Kasensero, a Ugandan fishing community bordering Lake Victoria. According to the article, “Once their catch is sold…most head for Kasensero’s bars and the sex workers who hang out there”. This, and many other similar reports in the media, echo multiple studies in the medical literature linking HIV to stigmatized sexual behaviour.

Item Type:	Articles
Class Number:	920.SAM0961
Keywords:	Samudra Report, ICSF, Uganda, Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), AIDS, Health, Vulnerability
Subjects:	Right to Resources
Depositing User:	Varsha V icsf
Date Deposited:	19 Oct 2021 06:27
Last Modified:	29 Mar 2022 16:01
URI:	http://icsfarchives.net/id/eprint/1522

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