Pourette Dolores. (2008). Migratory paths, experiences of HIV/AIDS, and sexuality : African women living withe HIV/AIDS in France. In :
Conrad C. (coord.), Doss C.R. (coord.). AIDS, sexuality, and economic development. Feminist Economics, 14 (4), p. 149-181. ISSN 1354-5701.
Titre du document
Migratory paths, experiences of HIV/AIDS, and sexuality : African women living withe HIV/AIDS in France
Année de publication
2008
Type de document
Article
Auteurs
Pourette Dolores
In
Conrad C. (coord.), Doss C.R. (coord.) AIDS, sexuality, and economic development
Source
Feminist Economics, 2008,
14 (4), p. 149-181 ISSN 1354-5701
The AIDS epidemic in Europe includes a growing number of women who have emigrated from sub-Saharan Africa. This contribution presents the results of a qualitative anthropological study on African women living with HIV/AIDS in France. It shows how their migratory paths - including the reasons for their migration and their social and administrative situation in the country - can have varying influences on how the disease is experienced in the context of migration. Married women who have established long-term residence in France experience HIV/AIDS as essentially a conjugal issue that can reinforce unequal relations between partners. For women who discovered they were HIV positive shortly after arriving in France, HIV/AIDS leads to social isolation, altered migratory plans, and greater vulnerability. For those who migrated to access medical treatment, the virus is the driving force behind the migratory strategies and a new socialization in France built around HIV/AIDS.
Plan de classement
Sociologie et anthropologie de la santé [056SOCSAN]
;
Comportements et pratiques sociales [106GESOC2]
;
Migrations [108MIGRA]
