Viphonephom P., Hancart Petitet Pascale, Bertrand D., El Haïk-Wagner N., Paboriboune P. (2021). Biomedical science's embodiments in contemporary Laos : informal caregivers and children living with HIV. In :
M'Zoughi M. (ed.). La biomédecine en Asie du Sud-Est : appropriation des savoirs, des pratiques et des technologies. Moussons, 38, 111-135. ISSN 2262-8363.
Titre du document
Biomedical science's embodiments in contemporary Laos : informal caregivers and children living with HIV
Viphonephom P., Hancart Petitet Pascale, Bertrand D., El Haïk-Wagner N., Paboriboune P.
In
M'Zoughi M. (ed.), La biomédecine en Asie du Sud-Est : appropriation des savoirs, des pratiques et des technologies
Source
Moussons, 2021,
38, 111-135 ISSN 2262-8363
Who provides informal care ? What help informal caregivers do provide it and at what costs ? This contribution examines the Biomedical Science's Embodiments in Contemporary Laos in looking at the materiality of its technologies in the everyday and the ordinary. We aim to tackle this issue in approaching the daily lives of children living with HIV from the point of view of the people who are taking care of them, the so-called informal caregivers. The paper highlights the constraints created by caregiving responsibilities, and the emerging issues related to HIV disclosure, stigma and discrimination and conflicting feelings. The informal caregivers' narratives underline how families, institutions and local, national and transnational institutions are assigning care work. Informal care offers a lens to explore the social and gender health inequalities, both interrelated with, and too often disregard by the biomedical science.
Plan de classement
Maladies sexuellement transmissibles [052MALTRA03]
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Sociologie et anthropologie de la santé [056SOCSAN]
