Why is South Africa the HIV Capital of the World? An Institutional Analysis of the Spread of a Virus

Kauffman, Kyle D.

doi:10.1057/9780230523517_2

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“…Assessing the role of illness on demographic structure within households is one example of this. South Africa has a high prevalence of HIV/AIDS (Kauffman, 2004) which has been attributed to its institutional history (van der Vliet, 2004) and its legacy of rural-urban labour migration (Lurie, 2004). Thus using the same indicator as the NACI-proportion of the working age population with HIV/AIDS-would be appropriate.…”

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Uncertainty in adaptive capacity and the importance of scale

Vincent

2007

Global Environmental Change

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Uncertainty in adaptive capacity and the importance of scale

Vincent

2007

Global Environmental Change

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“…HIV/AIDS is eroding social systems, as elderly women are increasingly responsible for caring for their sick children, or serving as surrogate parents for their grandchildren (Schatz, 2007). There also remain stigmas attached to HIV/AIDS, which has been shown to reduce open communication about how the disease is spread or can be treated (Campbell, 2003;Kauffman, 2004;Hosegood et al, 2007;Posel et al, 2007). Knowledge about HIV is high for some South African youth, for example, but perceived vulnerability and reported condom use remains low (MacPhail and Campbell, 2001).…”

Section: The Hiv/aids Epidemic In South Africamentioning

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Political ecologies of health

King

2009

Progress in Human Geography

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Emerging research within health geography and related fields is attending to the social dimensions of human health. Notwithstanding these contributions, health geography has provided less rigorous attention to the role of political economy in producing disease and shaping health decision-making. Additionally, the reciprocal relationships between health and environment have been underexplored. This paper asserts that political ecology would contribute by examining the political economy of disease, interrogating health discourses, and understanding the interactions between social and environmental systems. The benefits of a political ecology of health are demonstrated through an examination of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in South Africa.

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“…• political/institutional as exemplified by (Butler 2005), (Lodge 2002); (Fourie and Meyer 2010); (Kauffman 2004); (Sheckels 2004); (Myburgh 2009); (Mulwo, Tomaselli et al 2012) • biographical/psychological (Kenyon 2009); (Gevisser 2007); (Gumede 2007) • social/anthropological (Fassin 2007), (Phillips 2004), (Mbali 2004), (Youde 2005) See e.g. (Schneider and Fassin 2002); (Lodge 2002); (Mbali 2003(Mbali , 2004; (Nattrass 5 2003, Nattrass 2007Nattrass , 2008; (Sitze 2004); (Schuklenk 2004); (Kauffman 2004); (van der Vliet 1004); (Sheckels 2004); (Mosley 2004); (Butler 2005); (Youde 2005); (Cameron 2005); (Gevisser 2007); (Epstein 2007); (Gumede 2007); (Thornton 2008); (Chigwedere, Seage et al 2008); (Kenyon 2009); (Kalichman 2009); (Cullinan and Thom 2009); (Chigwedere and Essex 2010); (Geffen 2010); (Fourie and Meyer 2010); (Mulwo, Tomaselli et al 2012).…”

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“…(Schneider and Fassin 2002); (Lodge 2002); (Mbali 2003(Mbali , 2004; (Nattrass 5 2003, Nattrass 2007Nattrass , 2008; (Sitze 2004); (Schuklenk 2004); (Kauffman 2004); (van der Vliet 1004); (Sheckels 2004); (Mosley 2004); (Butler 2005); (Youde 2005); (Cameron 2005); (Gevisser 2007); (Epstein 2007); (Gumede 2007); (Thornton 2008); (Chigwedere, Seage et al 2008); (Kenyon 2009); (Kalichman 2009); (Cullinan and Thom 2009); (Chigwedere and Essex 2010); (Geffen 2010); (Fourie and Meyer 2010); (Mulwo, Tomaselli et al 2012). This list is selective.…”

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Thabo Mbeki, postmodernism, and the consequences

Kowalenko

2015

South African Journal of Philosophy

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Explanations of former South African President Thabo Mbeki's public and private views on the aetiology of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the country remain partial at best without the recognition that the latter presuppose and imply a postmodernist/postcolonialist philosophy of science that erases the line separating the political from the scientific. Evidence from Mbeki's public speeches, interviews, and private and anonymous writings suggests that it was postmodernist/postcolonialist theory that inspired him to doubt the "Western" scientific consensus on HIV/AIDS and to implement a public health policy that dragged its feet on full roll-out of antiretroviral therapy, causing thousands of avoidable deaths. A weak reductio ad absurdum allows us to conclude from this premise that postmodernist/postcolonial critique of "Western" science ought to be shunned. A comparative argument from consequences further suggests that in a situation where a misguided health policy has lead to a humanitarian catastrophe, and where postmodernist/postcolonialist critique of science can and has been used to justify this policy, an alternative theory ought to be preferred on which such justification would not be possible. The paper closes with a call for a non-relativist alternative to postmodernist/postcolonialist philosophy of science, and evaluates the potential of recent developments in 'Studies of Expertise" to yield such.

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Why is South Africa the HIV Capital of the World? An Institutional Analysis of the Spread of a Virus

Cited by 7 publications

References 7 publications

Uncertainty in adaptive capacity and the importance of scale

Uncertainty in adaptive capacity and the importance of scale

Political ecologies of health

Thabo Mbeki, postmodernism, and the consequences

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