'If you are found taking medicine, you will be called names and considered less of a man': young men's engagement with HIV treatment and care during ulwaluko (traditional initiation and circumcision) in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa

• Main Authors: L. Gittings (Author), R. Hodes (Author), C. Colvin (Author), S. Mbula (Author), P. Kom (Author)
• Formato: Libro
• Publicado: Taylor & Francis Group, 2021-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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This paper explores how HIV-positive abakhwetha (young male initiates) undergoing ulwaluko (traditional Xhosa initiation and circumcision) engage with HIV-related biomedical care and treatment. Health-focused life history narratives (n = 36), semi-structured interviews (n = 32) and analysis of healt...