Men in Uniforms: Masculinity, Sexuality and HIV/AIDS in Western Rwanda

Bjarke Oxlund; Lise Rosendal Østergaard; Geoffrey Ngiruwonsanga Kayonde

Men in Uniforms: Masculinity, Sexuality and HIV/AIDS in Western Rwanda

Bidragets oversatte titel: Mænd i Uniformer: Maskulinitiet, Seksualitet og hiv-aids i det vestlige Rwanda

Bjarke Oxlund, Lise Rosendal Østergaard, Geoffrey Ngiruwonsanga Kayonde

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Abstract

The objective of this study was to provide an in-depth description and analysis of the lived experiences of men in uniforms in Western Rwanda with a view to the links between notions of masculinity, sexual practices and the spread of HIV. A total of 182 members of different uniformed cadres participated in focus group discussions, which were triangulated with findings from discussions held with 136 participants representing other local groups such as school girls and commercial sex workers. Using an ethnographic approach, the study paid attention to local concepts and practices and found that in Rwanda sexual gratification is understood to be equally important for women and men. Implications for the link between gender inequality and the spread of HIV are considered.

Bidragets oversatte titel	Mænd i Uniformer: Maskulinitiet, Seksualitet og hiv-aids i det vestlige Rwanda
Originalsprog	Engelsk
Tidsskrift	Journal of Psychology in Africa
Vol/bind	20
Udgave nummer	4
Sider (fra-til)	601-612
Antal sider	12
ISSN	1433-0237
Status	Udgivet - 1 jan. 2010

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