Stopping The Spread of AIDS among Women in Sub-Saharan Africa, What Works and What does not: A Comparative Study of Uganda and Botswana

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dc.contributor.authorKeene, Thomasen
dc.contributor.committeechairBorer, Douglas A.en
dc.contributor.committeememberGood, Charles M. Jr.en
dc.contributor.committeememberCorntassel, Jeffrey J.en
dc.contributor.departmentPolitical Scienceen
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-14T20:40:35Zen
dc.date.adate2001-06-29en
dc.date.available2014-03-14T20:40:35Zen
dc.date.issued2001-06-22en
dc.date.rdate2002-06-29en
dc.date.sdate2001-06-27en
dc.description.abstractUsing feminist theory and comparative analysis, this thesis will investigate why women in sub-Saharan Africa are more vulnerable to HIV/AIDS than men. Among non-governmental organizations and inter-governmental organizations, HIV/AIDS has always been a gender issue because it is clear that women are more vulnerable to the disease, socially, culturally and biologically. Through two case studies -- one on Uganda where the HIV prevalence rate has dropped considerably in recent years, and one on Botswana, where the HIV prevalence rate has drastically increased in recent years รข I will shed light on women's vulnerability to HIV, how this vulnerability can be counteracted, and how these counteractive efforts are implemented by women and state governments (if they are implemented at all). It is hypothesized that the empowerment of women may stifle the spread of HIV.en
dc.description.degreeMaster of Artsen
dc.identifier.otheretd-06272001-140504en
dc.identifier.sourceurlhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-06272001-140504/en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/33768en
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.relation.haspartEthesis.pdfen
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectsub-Saharan Africaen
dc.subjectWomenen
dc.subjectAIDSen
dc.subjectHIVen
dc.subjectBotswanaen
dc.subjectUgandaen
dc.titleStopping The Spread of AIDS among Women in Sub-Saharan Africa, What Works and What does not: A Comparative Study of Uganda and Botswanaen
dc.typeThesisen
thesis.degree.disciplinePolitical Scienceen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.levelmastersen
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Artsen

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