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Drawing on an array of interview, ethnographic, and survey data from her native country of Kenya, the author examines how young African women, who suffer disproportionate rates of HIV infection compared to young African men, navigate their relationships, employment, and finances in the context of economic inequality and a devastating HIV epidemic.

Table of Contents
List of Illustrations Preface 1. A Stubborn Disparity 2. Consuming Women, Modernity, and HIV Risk 3. Historical and Cultural Context 4. Love, Money, and HIV Prevention 5. School and the Production of Consuming Women 6. Gendered Economies and the Role of Ecology in HIV Risk 7. "To Stem HIV in Africa, Prevent Transmission to Young Women" Epilogue: The Magic Bullet Notes Appendix Bibliography Acknowledgments Index

Love Money and HIV

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      Publisher University of California Press
      Published 10 May 2014
      ISBN-13 9780520280946
      978-0520280946
      ISBN-10 0520280946
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      Gender studies: women and girls Health, illness or addiction: social aspects

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Drawing on an array of interview, ethnographic, and survey data from her native country of Kenya, the author examines how young African women, who suffer disproportionate rates of HIV infection compared to young African men, navigate their relationships, employment, and finances in the context of economic inequality and a devastating HIV epidemic.

      Table of Contents
      List of Illustrations Preface 1. A Stubborn Disparity 2. Consuming Women, Modernity, and HIV Risk 3. Historical and Cultural Context 4. Love, Money, and HIV Prevention 5. School and the Production of Consuming Women 6. Gendered Economies and the Role of Ecology in HIV Risk 7. "To Stem HIV in Africa, Prevent Transmission to Young Women" Epilogue: The Magic Bullet Notes Appendix Bibliography Acknowledgments Index

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