The HIV Blind Spot

Men and HIV Testing, Treatment and Care in Sub-Saharan Africa

Bibliographic Data

ID11470908
AuthorsTim Shand (0009-0006-2536-6780, Director of International Programmes and Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights, Sonke Gender Justice Network.), Hayley Thomson-de Boor (Research and Policy Officer in the International Programmes Unit, Sonke Gender Justice Network.), Wessel van den Berg (0000-0003-0030-5886, Serves as MenCare Global Co-Coordinator, an international fatherhood campaign run by Sonke Gender Justice Network and Promundo.), Dean Peacock (0000-0002-3018-9102, Co-founder and Executive Director of Sonke Gender Justice Network, and co-founder and co-chair of the MenEngage Global Alliance.), Laura Pascoe (0009-0009-8243-8228, Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights Programme Specialist at Sonke Gender Justice Network.)
Year2014
Volume45
Issue1
Pages53-60
Publication date2014-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueIDS Bulletin (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0265-5012 • E-ISSN: 1759-5436
PublisherInstitute of Development Studies (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/1759-5436.12068
OpenAlexW2011670385
LanguageEN
Citations received38
References cited25

Evidence shows that men are significantly underrepresented in HIV and AIDS testing and treatment services – both in sub-Saharan Africa and globally. HIV policies within sub-Saharan Africa also have insufficient focus on ensuring national HIV responses encourage men to test, access anti-retroviral treatment and support the disproportionate burden of HIV care on women. Addressing these challenges is important for everyone's sake and must be approached within a context of addressing power differentials between men and women at all levels. This includes challenging the broader patriarchal power structures in which gender plays out, such as the assumption that care work is ‘women's work’ and therefore less valued, and the rigidity of gender norms that encourage men to participate in risk-taking behaviours that put their life and the life of those around them in jeopardy

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