Kampala Women Getting By Wellbeing in the Time of AIDS

Name: Kampala Women Getting By Wellbeing in the Time of AIDS
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ISBN: 9780821411599

ISBN-10: 0821411594

ISBN-13: 9780821411599

Edition: 1996

Authors: Sandra Wallman

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What do ordinary women in an African city do in the face of serious enough infections in themselves and signs of acute illness in their young children? How do they manage? What does it take to get by? How do they maintain the wellbeing of the household in a setting without what would be considered as basic health provision in an American or European city?Professor Wallman focuses on women in a densely-populated part of Kampala called Kamwokya. With the help of a team of Ugandans and non-Ugandans, a vivid picture emerges, enhanced by color photographs, sketches and maps.Women are largely responsible for the management of illness in all members of the family. Young children are at particular…

Book details

List price: $29.95
Copyright year: 1996
Publisher: Ohio University Press
Publication date: 9/15/1996
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 256
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.50" long x 0.90" tall
Weight: 1.474
Language: English



Acknowledgments


Notes on Contributors



Introduction



Kamwokya



People in Place



Community Life



Household Wellbeing



Treatment Options



Home Treatment



Children's Illnesses



Private Disease



Six Women



Community Life II



Summary & Conclusions


References


Index