1 University of East Anglia, Norwich, United Kingdom.
Qual Health Res. 2019 Jul;29(8):1199-1212. doi: 10.1177/1049732318823717. Epub 2019 Feb 14.
Studies in sub-Saharan Africa show that masculine identities contribute to men's relatively lower uptake of HIV services. Although useful, these studies pay less attention to men's agency to negotiate and refashion masculine identities which better suit their lives as men living with HIV. In this article, I analyze the refashioning of masculine identities among men living with HIV in Uganda, adjustment processes which helped their self-management, and adherence to treatment. In-depth interviews with 18 men are thematically analyzed. Physical recovery was the embodiment of recovered masculinity and underpinned the men's ability to refashion alternative, hybrid masculinities. Men negotiated and refashioned two forms of dominant masculinity already identified in this context, respectability and reputation, notably being a responsible father again and supporting other men with HIV, and being strong, resilient and an HIV survivor. Understanding men's refashioning of masculinities can inform service providers' approaches to reach more men with HIV treatment.
撒哈拉以南非洲的研究表明,男性身份认同导致男性接受 HIV 服务的比例相对较低。这些研究虽然有用,但较少关注男性通过谈判和重塑更适合他们作为 HIV 感染者的男性身份的代理权。在本文中,我分析了乌干达 HIV 感染者重塑男性身份的情况、帮助他们自我管理和坚持治疗的调整过程。对 18 名男性进行了深入访谈,并对其进行了主题分析。身体康复是恢复的男性气质的体现,也是男性重塑替代的、混合的男性气质的能力的基础。男性通过谈判和重塑已经在这一背景下确定的两种主导男性气质形式,即可敬和声誉,特别是再次成为一个负责任的父亲,支持其他 HIV 感染者,并保持坚强、有韧性和 HIV 幸存者。了解男性对男性气质的重塑,可以为服务提供者提供更多的方法来帮助更多的 HIV 感染者接受治疗。
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