COVID-19, inequality, and social stratification in Africa

F Obeng-Odoom - African Review of Economics and Finance, 2020 - journals.co.za
The global health emergency reflects systemic global inequalities central to which is social
stratification in Africa. While existing analyses frame Africa as needy of global 'help', this …

[HTML][HTML] A COVID in the wheels of the world: A contemporary history of a pandemic in Africa

S Adu-Gyamfi, E Brenya, RM Gyasi, K Abass… - Research in …, 2021 - Elsevier
Several pandemics have been reported throughout history. The Black Death, Spanish flu,
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) and Middle East Respiratory Syndrome …

[HTML][HTML] Assessing the practicality of the COVID-19 social distancing guidelines to the urban poor in the Ghanaian context

AS Yeboah, SA Takyi, O Amponsah… - Social Sciences & …, 2020 - Elsevier
Globally, the novel coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) has brought to the fore enormous
challenges for policy makers, particularly, as they relate to economic and public health …

Depreciating African political culture

H Lauer - Journal of Black Studies, 2007 - journals.sagepub.com
The global arena is dominated by the popular conviction that Africans require foreign
direction in the socioeconomic management of their own societies. This essay challenges …

'African sex is dangerous!'Renegotiating 'ritual sex'in contemporary Masaka District

S Nyanzi, J Nassimbwa, V Kayizzi, S Kabanda - Africa, 2008 - cambridge.org
The sexual culture of sub-Saharan African peoples is variously utilized as an explanation for
the high incidence of HIV in Africa. Thus it has been the target of behaviour change …

Sudanese women living in Victoria, Australia: health-information-seeking behaviours and the availability, effectiveness and appropriateness of HIV/AIDS information.

R Palmer, C Lemoh, R Tham, S Hakim… - Diversity in Health & …, 2009 - search.proquest.com
The aim of this study was to understand the perceptions of Sudanese women regarding their
potential vulnerability to HIV infection and their preferred sources of HIV-related information …

“Dream on—There is no Salvation!”: Transforming Shame in the South African Workplace Through Personal and Organisational Strategies

CH Mayer, L Tonelli - The value of shame: Exploring a health resource in …, 2017 - Springer
Shame is a concept widely researched in psychology and it has been contextualised across
racial groups, cultures, nationalities and gender. In the sub-Saharan African context, shame …

[PDF][PDF] An analysis of students' responses to ABC & VCT messages at three universities in KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa.

AK Mulwo - 2008 - ccms.ukzn.ac.za
The high levels of HIV prevalence amongst young people in several sub-Saharan African
countries, in spite of massive HIV prevention interventions, has prompted calls to investigate …

AIDS Policy in post-apartheid South Africa

N Nattrass - After apartheid: reinventing South Africa, 2011 - books.google.com
AIDS policy is one of the most notorious features of postapartheid South Africa. In 1990,
when the ban against the African National Congress (ANC) was lifted and South Africa …

[PDF][PDF] How epistemic injustice in the global health arena undermines public health care delivery in Africa

H Lauer, J Shenton - 25th International Congress of History of …, 2017 - immunity.org.uk
The international response to the West Africa Ebola crisis in 2014/15 illustrates the impact of
documental injustice, whereby a disproportionately high level of error and substandard …