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The ‘Fish Trader+’ model: reducing female fish traders’ vulnerability to HIV
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: SaskiaMC Hüsken --- , Zambia Simon Heck --- , ZambiaAnalysis from research and practice in Africa shows that fishing communities are hardly reached by HIV-related services, education, and business services, partly because of the efforts and costs involved and a lack of good practice in reaching out to these... -
Transactional sex in the fishing communities along Lake Victoria, Kenya: a catalyst for the spread of HIV
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: ZacharyA Kwena --- Centre for Microbiology Research, Kenya Elizabeth Bukusi --- Centre for Microbiology Research, Kenya Enos Omondi --- Centre for Microbiology Research, Kenya Musa Ng'ayo --- Centre for Microbiology Research, Kenya KingK Holmes --- Department of Global Health, United StatesThe study describes the nature, context and implications of a unique form of transactional sexual relationships in the fishing communities along Lake Victoria in Kisumu County, Kenya. We conducted 12 focus group discussions and 17 key informant interviews among fishermen,... -
Accessing HIV treatment and care services in fishing communities around Lake Victoria in Uganda: mobility and transport challenges
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Christopher Tumwine --- Centre for Social Research in Health, Australia Peter Aggleton --- Centre for Social Research in Health, Australia Stephen Bell --- Kirby Institute for Infection and Immunity in Society, AustraliaQualitative research exploring the influence of community-level factors on access to and use of HIV treatment and care services among people living in fishing communities is limited, especially with respect to those already in receipt of HIV care and on... -
HIV fatalism and engagement in transactional sex among Ugandan fisherfolk living with HIV
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Katelyn M. Sileo --- , , USA Laura M. Bogart --- , USA Glenn J. Wagner --- , USA William Musoke --- , Uganda Rose Naigino --- , , Uganda Barbara Mukasa --- , Uganda Rhoda K. Wanyenze --- , , UgandaHIV fatalism, or the belief that HIV acquisition and mortality is out of one's control, is thought to contribute to HIV risk in fishing populations in East Africa. The objective of this cross-sectional study was to investigate the association between...
