ISSN:
0145-9740
Language:
English
Titel der Quelle:
Medical anthropology : cross-cultural studies in health and illness
Publ. der Quelle:
London [u.a.] : Taylor & Francis
Angaben zur Quelle:
Vol. 36, No. 4 (2017), p. 305-14
DDC:
570
Abstract:
As part of the chronic disease paradigm now widely used for HIV in sub-Saharan Africa, antiretroviral treatment programs emphasize self-care. In the informal settlements of Mombasa, Kenya, the management of stress-associated with economic precariousness-plays a significant role in self-care practices and ideologies. Based on ethnographic fieldwork, we examine how local narratives of stress and self-care intertwine with social responsibilities of older HIV-positive people. For older Mombassans, living with 'chronic' HIV means living with an unpredictable body, which affects how they are able to care for their kin. The physical reality of living with HIV thus shapes relational networks, making self-care a social practice. While, for some self-care entails managing the body so that its needs are hidden from loved ones, a kind of 'protective secrecy,' others enlist the support of their children and grandchildren in managing their body, and in that process subtly redefine generational expectations and responsibilities. Video abstract Read the transcript Watch the video on Vimeo
Note:
Copyright: © 2017 Josien de Klerk and Eileen Moyer. Published with license by Taylor & Francis. 2017
DOI:
10.1080/01459740.2016.1235573
URL:
http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/01459740.2016.1235573
URL:
https://search.proquest.com/docview/1891389382
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