Graduation Year
2011
Document Type
Thesis
Degree
M.A.
Degree Granting Department
Anthropology
Major Professor
David Himmelgreen, Ph.D.
Co-Major Professor
Ricardo Izurieta, M.D., Dr.PH, MPH
Committee Member
Nancy Romero-Daza, Ph.D.
Keywords
applied anthropology, drug users, HIV/AIDS patients, men who have sex with men, sex workers
Abstract
International aid organizations and wealthy nations have contributed billions to combat the spread and treatment of HIV/AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa; however, these programs have been critiqued for not addressing the socioeconomic and cultural context of the epidemic, instead relying upon generalized approaches. The prevalence rate in Zanzibar, Tanzania is low in the general population, but high among vulnerable segments of Zanzibari society, resulting in interventions focusing on particular groups (e.g. sex workers, drug users, and men who have sex with men). Through interviews with government agencies, non-profit organizations, medical professionals, vulnerable populations, and HIV/AIDS patients, this paper examines how local realities inform and challenge HIV/AIDS programming in Zanzibar.
Scholar Commons Citation
Ahmed, Naheed, "Contextualizing HIV/AIDS Prevention and Treatment Programs in Zanzibar, Tanzania" (2011). USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/etd/2978
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