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Male Same-sex Sexuality and HIV in Sub-Saharan Africa

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Editors:
  1. Theo Sandfort

    1. HIV Center for Clinical and Behavioral Studies, Columbia University and New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, USA

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  • Offers a scholarly overview of male same-sex sexuality and HIV in selected African countries
  • Demonstrates how discourse around HIV and gay men is evolving
  • Presents models to effectively address the health and prevention needs of gay men in African countries

Part of the book series: Social Aspects of HIV (SHIV, volume 7)

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This book addresses the impact of HIV on populations of men who have sex with men in Africa and local responses to the issue. It documents the enduring existence of a rich variety of same-sex practices between men. More critically, it analyses how the denial and social rejection of same-sex sexuality, together with the legacy of criminalization by former colonial rulers, has not only fueled the transmission of HIV between men, but has also impeded an effective response. The book also documents some of the outstanding progress that has been made and acknowledges the differences between African countries. Through its focus on lived realities and grassroots activism in Africa, this book will appeal to researchers, policy makers and practitioners alike.

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Table of contents (6 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xii
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  2. Male Same-Sex Sexuality and HIV in Sub-Saharan Africa

    • Theo Sandfort
    Pages 1-30

  3. Conducting HIV Research with Sexual and Gender Minorities in Sub-Saharan Africa: Experiences from Malawi

    • Daniel K. Gondwe, Brian Minalga, Russell Campbell, Erica L. Hamilton, Jonathan Paul Lucas
    Pages 31-50

  4. “Heavy Drinking” and HIV Vulnerability Among African Male Sex Workers: Narratives from a Community-Based Participatory Study in Nairobi, Kenya

    • Robert Lorway, Monika Doshi, John Mathenge, Pascal Macharia, Lyle McKinnon, Parinita Bhattacharjee et al.
    Pages 51-69

  5. Struggles for Inclusion: Incorporating Same-Sex Practising Men into National HIV Prevention and Surveillance in African Countries, 2000–2020

    • Tara McKay
    Pages 71-92

  6. Hardship, Public Health, Heshima, Lube and Problem Trees: Forces Shaping Grassroots Organizing Against HIV Among Same-Sex Attracted Men in Dar es Salaam

    • Kåre Moen, Elia John Mmbaga, Alexander Mwijage Ishungisa, Melkizedeck Thomas Leshabari
    Pages 93-115

  7. Moral Panic and Other Unintended Consequences in Ghana’s Paradigm Shift to Address HIV Among Men Who Have Sex with Men

    • Akua O. Gyamerah
    Pages 117-137
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Editors and Affiliations

  • HIV Center for Clinical and Behavioral Studies, Columbia University and New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, USA

    Theo Sandfort

About the editor

Theo Sandfort is a Professor of Clinical Sociomedical Sciences (in Psychiatry) at Columbia University and a Research Scientist at New York State Psychiatric Institute. He has a longstanding career in social science research on topics such as HIV and sexual risk, sexual orientation and mental health, and gender nonconformity. He has a particular interest in male same-sex sexuality and HIV in Africa. He published widely in high impact journals and has (co)edited several books including Sexual Behaviour and HIV/AIDS in Europe and The Dutch Response to HIV: Pragmatism and Consensus, (1998), and Lesbian & Gay Studies: An Introductory, Interdisciplinary Approach (2000). He serves on the editorial board of major journals including Archives of Sexual Behavior, Journal of Sex Research, and Culture, Health and Sexuality.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Male Same-sex Sexuality and HIV in Sub-Saharan Africa

  • Editors: Theo Sandfort

  • Series Title: Social Aspects of HIV

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-73726-9

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Social Sciences, Social Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-73725-2Published: 22 June 2021

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-73728-3Published: 23 June 2022

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-73726-9Published: 20 June 2021

  • Series ISSN: 2509-6559

  • Series E-ISSN: 2509-6567

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XII, 137

  • Number of Illustrations: 4 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Public Health, Medical Sociology, Health Psychology

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