"They Could Make Their Victims Dull": Genders and Genres, Fantasies and Cures in Colonial Southern Uganda

White, Luise

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“…In Uganda, as is the case in other countries in East Africa, an older woman with an illness is sometimes labeled a witch and ostracized . Mdm.…”

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“…Unfortunately, Uganda's healthcare system of “cost‐sharing,” in which people must pay for healthcare services, and the highly variable quality of services received often cause people to turn to traditional cures first . Free healthcare services that major government hospitals and faith‐based health centers offer are viable options, but the sprawling geography of Uganda's landscape and general mistrust of modern medicine by those who live in rural communities continue to pose barriers to early treatment …”

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Health Care for Older Adults in Uganda: Lessons for the Developing World

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2016

J American Geriatrics Society

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Approximately two-thirds of the world's older adults live in developing nations. By 2050, as many as 80% of such older people will live in low- and middle-income countries. In sub-Saharan Africa alone, the number of individuals aged 60 and older is projected to reach 163 million. Despite this demographic wave, the majority of Africa has limited access to qualified geriatric health care. Although foreign aid and capacity-building efforts can help to close this gap over time, it is likely that failure to understand the unique context of Africa's older adults, many of whom are marginalized, will lead to inadequacies in service delivery and poor health outcomes. As the need for culturally competent care of older adults gains recognition in the developed world, research in geriatric care in developing countries should progress in tandem. By examining the multidimensional challenges that an older woman with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in rural Uganda faces, this article makes contextualized policy recommendations for older adults in Africa and provides lessons for the developing world.

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“…In Uganda, as is the case in other countries in East Africa, an older woman with an illness is sometimes labeled a witch and ostracized . Mdm.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Health Care for Older Adults in Uganda: Lessons for the Developing World

Tam

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2016

J American Geriatrics Society

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“…The value of these historical accounts to the experience of the PDM trial is that they are able to provide greater insights into the production of rumours and the conditions which foster them. Musambachime also suggests rumours are heightened by socio-economic and political factors [17-19]. …”

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'Rumours' and clinical trials: a retrospective examination of a paediatric malnutrition study in Zambia, southern Africa

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BackgroundMany public health researchers conducting studies in resource-constrained settings have experienced negative 'rumours' about their work; in some cases they have been reported to create serious challenges and derail studies. However, what may appear superficially as 'gossip' or 'rumours' can also be regarded and understood as metaphors which represent local concerns. For researchers unaccustomed to having concerns expressed from participants in this manner, possible reactions can be to be unduly perturbed or conversely dismissive.This paper represents a retrospective examination of a malnutrition study conducted by an international team of researchers in Zambia, Southern Africa. The fears of mothers whose children were involved in the study and some of the concerns which were expressed as rumours are also presented. This paper argues that there is an underlying logic to these anxieties and to dismiss them simply as 'rumours' or 'gossip' would be to overlook the historic and socio-economic factors which have contributed to their production.MethodsQualitative interviews were conducted with the mothers whose children were involved in the study and with the research nurses. Twenty five face-to-face interviews and 2 focus group discussions (FGDs) were conducted with mothers. In addition, face-to-face interviews were conducted with research nurses participating in the trial.ResultsA prominent anxiety expressed as rumours by the mothers whose children were involved in the study was that recruitment into the trial was an indicator that the child was HIV-infected. Other anxieties included that the trial was a disguise for witchcraft or Satanism and that the children's body parts would be removed and sold. In addition, the liquid, milk-based food given to the children to improve their nutrition was suspected of being insufficiently nutritious, thus worsening their condition.The form which these anxieties took, such as rumours related to the stealing of body parts and other anxieties about a stigmatised condition, provide an insight into the historical, socio-economic and cultural influences in such settings.ConclusionsEmploying strategies to understand local concerns should accompany research aims to achieve optimal success. The concerns raised by the participants we interviewed are not unique to this study. They are produced in countries where the historic, socio-economic and cultural settings communicate anxieties in this format. By examining this study we have shown that by contextualizing these 'rumours', the concerns they express can be constructively addressed and in turn result in the successful conduct of research aims.

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“…Le type d'habitat adopté par les Baganda (grande hutte en papyrus) est particulièrement apprécié par les rats domestiques, qui nidifient dans 35. White, L. (1995White, L. ( , p. 1399Baker, CJ. (1922, p. 38-41) ; Echenberg, M. (2002, p. 19 En 1881, Kawumpuli frappe de nouveau le Buganda.…”

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La peste et les missionnaires : santé et syncrétisme médical au royaume du Buganda à la fin du XIXe siècle

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"They Could Make Their Victims Dull": Genders and Genres, Fantasies and Cures in Colonial Southern Uganda

Cited by 50 publications

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Health Care for Older Adults in Uganda: Lessons for the Developing World

Health Care for Older Adults in Uganda: Lessons for the Developing World

'Rumours' and clinical trials: a retrospective examination of a paediatric malnutrition study in Zambia, southern Africa

La peste et les missionnaires : santé et syncrétisme médical au royaume du Buganda à la fin du XIXe siècle

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