There is evidence that women who live in societies that uphold male privilege—the majority of the world's women—are at increased risk for HIV infection. In Local Women, Global Science, Karen M. Booth looks closely at the operation of two clinics for sexually transmitted diseases in Nairobi, Kenya, and explores how internationally funded and nationally sanctioned interventions to stop the spread of HIV have focused almost exclusively on the sexual and reproductive behaviors of those who are least able to challenge male power and dominance—working-class and poor women. Moving past the current politics of development, women's health, and AIDS prevention, Booth's work enhances our understanding of how globalized and local networks, power relationships, ideologies, and social practices contribute to the current AIDS crisis. This bold and important book reveals conceptual flaws in AIDS prevention policy and will inspire new ideas for dealing with this deadly epidemic in Kenya, Africa, and beyond.
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Karen M. Booth is Assistant Professor of Women's Studies at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.
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During the last few months of my fieldwork in Kenya, I had two quite different conversations that offer a starting point for this story about the politics of HIV. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
transmitter model, clinical officer, rural patriarchs, clinic side, global ethnography, university side, healthy talk, multinational pharmaceutical companies Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
United States, Sister Kiroro, Jonathan Mann, South Africa, President Moi, North America, Sister Njogo, Ministry of Health, Frank Plummer, University of Nairobi, Bestlands Health Centre, Global Science, World War, Central Africa, East African, Global Programme, International Monetary Fund, Latin America, Thabo Mbeki, The Lancet, United Nations, University of Manitoba, Bureau of the Census, Census Bureau, Cold War New!
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During the last few months of my fieldwork in Kenya, I had two quite different conversations that offer a starting point for this story about the politics of HIV. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
transmitter model, clinical officer, rural patriarchs, clinic side, global ethnography, university side, healthy talk, multinational pharmaceutical companies Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
United States, Sister Kiroro, Jonathan Mann, South Africa, President Moi, North America, Sister Njogo, Ministry of Health, Frank Plummer, University of Nairobi, Bestlands Health Centre, Global Science, World War, Central Africa, East African, Global Programme, International Monetary Fund, Latin America, Thabo Mbeki, The Lancet, United Nations, University of Manitoba, Bureau of the Census, Census Bureau, Cold War New!
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- Sexually Transmitted Diseases by David Plummer on 8 pages
- Sexually Transmitted Diseases by King K. Holmes on 7 pages
- Sexually Transmitted Diseases by US Department Health & Human Services CDC in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- A Vindication of the Rights of Whores by Gail Pheterson in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- African Feminism: The Politics of Survival in Sub-Saharan Africa by Gwendolyn Mikell in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
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