Aids, security and the military in Africa
A sober appraisal
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6020072 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Alan Whiteside (0000-0002-1986-6096, The White House), Alex De Waal (0000-0002-8060-4749, Social Science Research Council), T Gebre-Tensae (Centre for Policy Dialogue) |
| Year | 2006 |
| Volume | 105 |
| Issue | 419 |
| Pages | 201-218 |
| Publication date | 2006-04-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | African Affairs (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0001-9909 • E-ISSN: 1468-2621 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1093/afraf/adi104 |
| OpenAlex | W2016099955 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 20 |
| References cited | 7 |
This article examines four accepted wisdoms about HIV/AIDS and African armies and in each case concludes that substantial revision is necessary in the light of emerging evidence. First, it appears that military populations do not necessarily have a higher prevalence of HIV than civilian populations. HIV levels in armies depend on many factors including the demographics of the army, its pattern of deployment, the nature and stage of the epidemic in the country concerned, and the measures taken to control the disease by the military authorities. Second, although the epidemic has the potential to undermine the functioning of national militaries, and may have done so in isolated instances, armies in general are well placed to withstand the threat. Third, evidence that war contributes to the spread of the virus is meagre and suggests that we should be concerned primarily with specific risks that conflict may entail including population mobility and changing sexual networks. Lastly, the hypothesis that AIDS has the potential to disrupt national, regional, and international security remains speculative.
Civilian population · Criminology · Demographics · Development economics · Economic growth · Economics · Environmental health · Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) · Military personnel · National security · Political economy · Political science · Population · Sociology · Software deployment · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health · Demography · Global Security and Public Health · Health and Conflict Studies · Law · Medicine · Virology
Risking Lives
HIV, Aids and security
Human Rights and HIV-Testing in the South African Armed Forces
HIV/Aids, security and the geopolitics of US–Nigerian relations
Securitization of HIV/Aids in Context
HIV Seroprevalence, Associated Risk Behavior, and Alcohol Use Among Male Rwanda Defense Forces Military Personnel
The potential impact of HIV/Aids on the South African armed forces
Governmentality and security in the US President’s Emergency Plan for Aids Relief (Pepfar)
Between Exceptionalism and Revisionism
After the Exception
Biosecurity and the international response to HIV/Aids
Dynamique et diversité des armées africaines
Violent Conflict and the Spread of HIV/Aids in Africa
The Prevalence and Politics of HIV/Aids in Zimbabwe
HIV/Aids and securitization theory
Lessons from the rise and fall of the military Aids hypothesis
Wealth alone does not buy health
Reframing governance, security and conflict in the light of HIV/Aids
HIV/Aids Prevention Strategies in the Armed Forces in Sub-Saharan Africa
Exceptional Suffering? Enumeration and Vernacular Accounting in the HIV-Positive Experience
| Citations per year | 1.05 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2007 - 2018 (12) |
| Highly cited | No |