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Ethnography and PRA among Gambian traditional birth attendants: a methods discussion
(Qualitative Research, 2007)
Ethnographers are often sceptical of employing Participatory Rapid Appraisal (PRA) tools in their research, calling them ‘a quick and dirty’ approach. However, ethnography has limitations as a research method. We therefore ...
Female Control Of Sexuality: Illusion Or Reality? Use Of Vaginal Products In South West Uganda
(Social Science & Medicine, 2001)
This paper reports on a trial of vaginal products that were distributed and used by 131 women and 21 men in south west Uganda. It focuses specifically upon the issue of female control in heterosexual relationships and ...
‘African Sex is Dangerous!’ Renegotiating ‘Ritual Sex’ in Contemporary Masaka District
(Africa, 2008)
HIV in sub-Saharan Africa is predominantly spread through unsafe heterosexual contact. For a long time, the culture of African peoples has been presented as the cause of the high prevalence and incidence of HIV/AIDS on the ...
Contemporary Myths, Sexuality Misconceptions, Information Sources, and Risk Perceptions of Bodabodamen in Southwest Uganda
(Sex Roles, 2005)
This article reports findings from a study conducted among 212 private motorbike–taxi riders, locally called bodabodamen, from two study sites—a slum area and the urban center of Masaka town. Qualitative and quantitative ...
Mobility, sexual networks and exchange among bodabodamen in southwest Uganda
(An International Journal for Research, Intervention and Care, 2004)
In order to examine the sexual behaviour of a highly mobile social group, qualitative data
and quantitative data were elicited from 212 private motorbike taxi-men, locally called
bodabodamen, from two study sites in ...
Money, men and markets: Economic and sexual empowerment of market women in southwestern Uganda
(An International Journal for Research, Intervention and Care, 2005)
Market trading requires access to cash, independent decision-making, mobility and social interaction.
This study sought to explore whether market work empowers women with respect to spending
decisions and negotiation ...
Men’s Attitudes To Condoms And Female Controlled Means Of Protection Against HIV And STDS In South-Western Uganda
(Culture, Health & Sexuality, 2000)
There is widespread demand for the development of female controlled methods of protection against sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) and HIV. The success of such methods will not only depend on their acceptability to ...
The Negotiation of Masculinities by Motorbike Taxi-Riders in Masaka, Uganda
(Men and Masculinities, 2009)
Understanding contemporary sociocultural constructions of masculinity and sexuality is crucial in the struggle against HIV/AIDS. This article discusses lay conceptualizations and enactments of manhood, in interaction with ...
Widowed mama-grannies buffering HIV/AIDS affected households in a city slum of Kampala, Uganda
(Gender & Development, 2009)
This article explores the experiences, challenges and coping strategies of urban elderly residents in Kasubi-Kawaala, a slum on the margins of Kampala city, Uganda. The city is mainly stereotyped as a space for able-bodied ...
Bumsters, Big Black Organs And Old White Gold: Embodied Racial Myths In Sexual Relationships Of Gambian Beach Boys
(Culture, Health & Sexuality, 2005)
Sexuality is a platform upon which ideologies are enacted. Based on ethnographic fieldwork in The Gambia, this paper discusses the embodiment of racial myths about male Black bodies and Western affluence. Methods utilized ...