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  1. The rise and fall of Liqhobong Diamond Mine Cooperative in Lesotho

    The rise and fall of Liqhobong Diamond Mine Cooperative in Lesotho

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Esther Makhetha --- Department of Anthropology and Archaeology, South Africa
    Diamond mining in the rural highlands of Lesotho has taken different forms over the past century: unregulated diamond digging by locals and “migrant” diggers in the early 1950s; regulated diamond mining by a state-sponsored diamond cooperative from 1978 onwards; and...
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  2. Sex work among female workers in the traditional mining sector in Mali – results from the ANRS-12339 Sanu Gundo cross-sectional study in 2015

    Sex work among female workers in the traditional mining sector in Mali – results from the ANRS-12339 Sanu Gundo cross-sectional study in 2015

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Cheick Haïballa Kounta --- Aix Marseille University, France Luis Sagaon-Teyssier --- Aix Marseille University, France Hubert Balique --- Aix Marseille University, France Fodié Diallo --- ARCAD Sida, Mali Nikos Kalampalikis --- University Lyon 2, France Marion Mora --- Aix Marseille University, France Michel Bourrelly --- Aix Marseille University, France Marie Suzan-Monti --- Aix Marseille University, France Bruno Spire --- Aix Marseille University, France Bintou Dembélé Keita --- ARCAD Sida, Mali
    Female sex workers (FSW) in mining sites are considered to be at very high risk of HIV infection. We aimed to characterize FSW at the Kôkôyô artisanal gold mining site in Mali, and identify factors associated with sex work using...
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  3. A comparison of quality of life between HIV positive and negative diamond miners in South Africa

    A comparison of quality of life between HIV positive and negative diamond miners in South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Jeff Gow --- , , Australia Gavin George --- , , South Africa Kaymarlin Govender --- , , South Africa
    Objective: To analyse the health-related quality of life (HR-QOL) in two groups of diamond miners (HIV negative and positive) in South Africa using three instruments. Two hypotheses were to be tested. One, was that the HR-QOL of HIV positive miners...
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