The Unseen Things

Women, Secrecy, and HIV in Northern Nigeria

Nonfiction, Health & Well Being, Health, Women&, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Anthropology
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Author: Kathryn A. Rhine ISBN: 9780253021519
Publisher: Indiana University Press Publication: April 4, 2016
Imprint: Indiana University Press Language: English
Author: Kathryn A. Rhine
ISBN: 9780253021519
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Publication: April 4, 2016
Imprint: Indiana University Press
Language: English

What do HIV-positive women in Nigeria face as they seek meaningful lives with a deeply discrediting disease? Kathryn A. Rhine uncovers the skillful ways women defuse concerns about their wellbeing and the ability to maintain their households. Rhine shows how this ethic of concealment involves masking their diagnosis, unfaithful husbands, and unsupportive families while displaying their beauty, generosity, and vitality. As Rhine observes, collusion with counselors and support group leaders to deflect stigma, secure respectability, and find love features prominently in the lives of ordinary women who hope for a brighter future as the HIV epidemic continues to expand.

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What do HIV-positive women in Nigeria face as they seek meaningful lives with a deeply discrediting disease? Kathryn A. Rhine uncovers the skillful ways women defuse concerns about their wellbeing and the ability to maintain their households. Rhine shows how this ethic of concealment involves masking their diagnosis, unfaithful husbands, and unsupportive families while displaying their beauty, generosity, and vitality. As Rhine observes, collusion with counselors and support group leaders to deflect stigma, secure respectability, and find love features prominently in the lives of ordinary women who hope for a brighter future as the HIV epidemic continues to expand.

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