‘If you are found taking medicine, you will be called names and considered less of a man’: young men’s engagement with HIV treatment and care during ulwaluko (traditional initiation and circumcision) in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa

‘If you are found taking medicine, you will be called names and considered less of a man’: young men’s engagement with HIV treatment and care during ulwaluko (traditional initiation and circumcision) in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa

This paper explores how HIV-positive abakhwetha (young male initiates) undergoing ulwaluko (traditional Xhosa initiation and circumcision) engage with HIV-related biomedical care and treatment. Health-focused life history narratives (n = 36), semi-structured interviews (n = 32) and analysis of healt...

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Main Authors: L. Gittings, R. Hodes, C. Colvin, S. Mbula, P. Kom
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2021-01-01
Series:SAHARA-J
Subjects:
adolescence
hiv
antiretroviral therapy (art)
masculinities
circumcision
south africa
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17290376.2021.1894225

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17290376.2021.1894225

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