AIDS in Africa And the Caribbean

by Bond, George C.; Kreniske, John; Susser, Ida; Vincent, Joan

• ISBN13: 9780813328782
• ISBN10: 0813328780
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1997-02-01
• Publisher: Westview Pr

Summary

This book offers detailed ethnographic studies from Africa and the Caribbean to explain AIDS in a global and comparative third-world context. The essays move beyond medical or epidemiological models, explaining the epidemic in its economic, social, political, and historic contexts.

Author Biography

George C. Bond is professor of anthropology and education at Teachers College and the director of the Institute of African Studies, Columbia University. John Kreniske is associate professor of anthropology at Hofstra University and research associate of the HIV Center for Clinical and Behavioral Studies. Ida Susser is professor of anthropology at Hunter College, City University of New York. Joan Vincent is professor of anthropology at Barnard College, Columbia University, and a member of the International Advisory Committee of the HIV Center. George C. Bond is professor of anthropology and education at Teachers College and the director of the Institute of African Studies, Columbia University. John Kreniske is associate professor of anthropology at Hofstra University and research associate of the HIV Center for Clinical and Behavioral Studies. Ida Susser is professor of anthropology at Hunter College, City University of New York. Joan Vincent is professor of anthropology at Barnard College, Columbia University, and a member of the International Advisory Committee of the HIV Center. George C. Bond is professor of anthropology and education at Teachers College and the director of the Institute of African Studies, Columbia University. John Kreniske is associate professor of anthropology at Hofstra University and research associate of the HIV Center for Clinical and Behavioral Studies. Ida Susser is professor of anthropology at Hunter College, City University of New York. Joan Vincent is professor of anthropology at Barnard College, Columbia University, and a member of the International Advisory Committee of the HIV Center. George C. Bond is professor of anthropology and education at Teachers College and the director of the Institute of African Studies, Columbia University. John Kreniske is associate professor of anthropology at Hofstra University and research associate of the HIV Center for Clinical and Behavioral Studies. Ida Susser is professor of anthropology at Hunter College, City University of New York. Joan Vincent is professor of anthropology at Barnard College, Columbia University, and a member of the International Advisory Committee of the HIV Center.

Table of Contents

Foreword	vii	(2)
Preface	ix	(6)
Acknowledgments	xv
PART ONE Introduction	3	(30)
1 The Anthropology of AIDS in Africa and the Caribbean	3	(8)
George C. Bond
John Kreniske
Ida Susser
Joan Vincent
2 Sociocultural Aspects of AIDS in Africa: Occupational and Gender Issues	11	(22)
Anne V. Akeroyd
PART TWO Case Studies	33	(116)
3 AIDS in the Dominican Republic: Anthropological Reflections on the Social Nature of Disease	33	(18)
John Kreniske
4 Community Organizing Around HIV Prevention in Rural Puerto Rico	51	(14)
Ida Susser
John Kreniske
5 AIDS Prevention, Treatment, and Care in Cuba	65	(20)
Sarah Santana
6 AIDS in Uganda: The First Decade	85	(14)
George C. Bond
Joan Vincent
7 Community Based Organizations in Uganda: A Youth Initiative	99	(16)
George C. Bond
Joan Vincent
8 Female Genital Health and the Risk of HIV Transmission	115	(16)
Regina McNamara
9 The Point of View: Perspectives on AIDS in Uganda	131	(18)
Maryinez Lyons
PART THREE Policy Issues	149	(42)
10 The HIV Epidemic as a Development Issue	149	(10)
Elizabeth Reid
11 Placing Women at the Center of Analysis	159	(6)
Elizabeth Reid
12 AIDS from Africa: A Case of Racism Vs. Science?	165	(16)
Rosalind J. Harrison-Chirimuuta
Richard C. Chirimuuta
13 U.S. Aid to AIDS in Africa	181	(10)
Meredeth Turshen
PART FOUR Conclusion	191	(4)
14 AIDS: Body, Mind, and History	191	(4)
Shirley Lindenbaum
References	195	(24)
About the Book	219	(2)
About the Editors and Contributors	221	(4)
Index	225