Social pathways from the HIV/AIDS deadlock of disease, denial and desperation in rural Malawi

For the past 20 years, AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa has been considered a disease of high mobility largely associated with political strife1 or urbanization.2 With its largely peaceful recent history and heavily rural population, however, Malawi poses several challenges to existing assumptions about t...

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Autores principales: Bryceson, Deborah Fahy, Fonseca, Jodie, Kadzandira, John
Formato: Brief
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: International Food Policy Research Institute 2006
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/160351
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author Bryceson, Deborah Fahy
Fonseca, Jodie
Kadzandira, John
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description For the past 20 years, AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa has been considered a disease of high mobility largely associated with political strife1 or urbanization.2 With its largely peaceful recent history and heavily rural population, however, Malawi poses several challenges to existing assumptions about this demographic and social profile of the disease. Adult HIV prevalence in the country was estimated at 14.1 per cent in 2005, among the highest in the world. More than half a million Malawians have died of AIDS to date in a country of approximately 11 million people.
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spelling CGSpace1603512025-11-06T04:39:08Z Social pathways from the HIV/AIDS deadlock of disease, denial and desperation in rural Malawi Bryceson, Deborah Fahy Fonseca, Jodie Kadzandira, John hiv/aids social protection impact For the past 20 years, AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa has been considered a disease of high mobility largely associated with political strife1 or urbanization.2 With its largely peaceful recent history and heavily rural population, however, Malawi poses several challenges to existing assumptions about this demographic and social profile of the disease. Adult HIV prevalence in the country was estimated at 14.1 per cent in 2005, among the highest in the world. More than half a million Malawians have died of AIDS to date in a country of approximately 11 million people. 2006 2024-11-21T09:50:33Z 2024-11-21T09:50:33Z Brief https://hdl.handle.net/10568/160351 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Bryceson, Deborah Fahy; Fonseca, Jodie; Kadzandira, John. Social pathways from the HIV/AIDS deadlock of disease, denial and desperation in rural Malawi. RENEWAL Working Paper. International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://hdl.handle.net/10568/160351
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Social pathways from the HIV/AIDS deadlock of disease, denial and desperation in rural Malawi
title Social pathways from the HIV/AIDS deadlock of disease, denial and desperation in rural Malawi
title_full Social pathways from the HIV/AIDS deadlock of disease, denial and desperation in rural Malawi
title_fullStr Social pathways from the HIV/AIDS deadlock of disease, denial and desperation in rural Malawi
title_full_unstemmed Social pathways from the HIV/AIDS deadlock of disease, denial and desperation in rural Malawi
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