http://dx.doi.org/10.14288/1.0422942
department or school: Arts, Faculty of
department or school: Political Science, Department of
data provider: DSpace
degree campus: UBCV
creator: Lo, Dustin
issued: 2023-01-03T19:19:03Z
issued: 2023
related degree: Master of Arts - MA
degree grantor: University of British Columbia
description: Background: Different Sub-Saharan States, such as Botswana, Kenya and Malawi, use different policy approaches to mitigate AIDS epidemic, which generate different public receptions towards the government and HIV-prone key populations, aside from trends in HIV prevalence. This research explores factors which can affect people’s subscription to governments’ “scientific”, “evidence-based” paradigms, beyond traditional culture and state’s capacities in service deliveries, and into states’ discourses in their policy articulations and programming. Method: Theoretically guided by Schmidt’s (2008) Discursive Institutionalism and Gauvin’s (2014) “3i model”, an interpretive critical discourse analysis is conducted between Botswana, Kenya and Malawi, in light of their policy documents derived from national HIV Strategies. It takes a “medley” approach to compare state’s problem definition on AIDS, framing on significant ideas, and qualities of policies, particularly in regards to HIV-related interactions: behavioural change interventions and counseling. Studies of the cases of Botswana and Kenya are extended to empowerment and stigma mitigation towards key populations, with references to the legacies of states’ policy discourses, their Key Population Survey, and conceptualizations in “human rights”. Results In early 2010s, the majority of people in Botswana show willingness to comply to state’s behavioural advices and services on HIV, and increasingly, to seek for government’s support in personal matters. The rates are lower in both Kenya and Malawi, despite former’s relatively high adequacy and level of HIV-knowledge than the latter. The state of Botswana “universalizes” dis-courses towards a public health regime, which Malawi attempts but fails; Kenya “privatizes” the matter of health instead. Despite policy efforts to empower key populations in human rights means, stigma against them remain in both Botswana and Kenya, primarily perpetuated by the society (Botswana) or authori…
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note: “Let’s talk sex scientifically!”: Examining Sub-Saharan States’ Communication Strategies in Sexual Health from AIDS Programming in Relation to Their Political Leverage and Stigmas Against HIV’s Key Populations by DUSTIN LO A THESIS SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF ARTS in THE FACULTY OF GRADUATE AND POSTDOCTORAL STUDIES (Political Science) THE UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA (Vancouver) December 2022 © Dustin Lo, 2022 ii The following individuals certify that they have read, and recommend to the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies for acceptance, the thesis entitled: “Let’s talk sex scientifically!”: Examining Sub-Saharan States’ Communication Strate-gies in Sexual Health from AIDS Programming in Relation to Their Political Leverage and Stigmas Against HIV’s Key Populations submitted by Dustin Lo in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in Political Science Examining Committee: Yves Tiberghien, Professor, Political Science, UBC Supervisor Lisa Sundstrom, Associate Professor, Political Science, UBC Supervisory Committee Member iii Abstract Background Different Sub-Saharan States, such as Botswana, Kenya and Malawi, use different policy ap-proaches to mitigate AIDS epidemic, which generate different public receptions towards the gov-ernment and HIV-prone key populations, aside from trends in HIV prevalence. This research ex-plores factors which can affect people’s subscription to governments’ “scientific”, “evidence-based” paradigms, beyond traditional culture and state’s capacities in service deliveries, and into states’ discourses in their policy articulations and programming. Method Theoretically guided by Schmidt’s (2008) Discursive Institutionalism and Gauvin’s (2014) “3i model”, an interpretive critical discourse analysis is conducted between Botswana, Kenya and Malawi, in light of their policy documents derived from national HIV Strategies. It takes a “med-ley” approach to…
has type: Thesis/Dissertation
date issued: 2023-05
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0422942
language: eng
degree discipline: Political Science
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publisher: University of British Columbia
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scholar level: Graduate
contributor: Tiberghien, Yves
title: “Let’s talk sex scientifically!” : examining sub-Saharan states’ communication strategies in sexual health from AIDS programming in relation to their political leverage and stigmas against HIV’s key populations
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identifier URI: http://hdl.handle.net/2429/83539