1. Universal Access to HIV Treatment in the Context of Vulnerability: Female Farm Workers in Zimbabwe.
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Bhatasara, Sandra and Chiweshe, Manase Kudzai
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AIDS epidemiology , *HIV infection epidemiology , *AGRICULTURAL laborers , *CONCEPTUAL structures , *FOCUS groups , *HEALTH services accessibility , *HIV infections , *INTERVIEWING , *MEDICAL care , *PRIMARY health care , *WOMEN , *QUALITATIVE research , *THEORY , *JUDGMENT sampling , *THEMATIC analysis , *HIGHLY active antiretroviral therapy , *DISEASE prevalence - Abstract
In this study we extend the theoretical and empirical debate on gender justice regarding universal access to antiretroviral therapy. In many circumstances, debates about human rights and HIV/AIDS are premised on the view that universal access to primary health care improves the multiple health burdens of those infected by the epidemic. We argue that ‘‘universal access’’ does not always benefit those in marginalized positions in society. Female farm workers living in rural, marginalized spaces at the intersection of systems of social inequality and oppression shape the way in which they experience access to antiretroviral drugs. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]
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- 2015
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