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A CASE STUDY OF HIV PREVENTION IN REFORM-ERA SHANGHAI : FROM A RISK TO AN ENABLING ENVIRONMENT

Dumont, Jacinthe (2007)
Centre for East and South-East Asian Studies, Lund University
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to understand how the transformations taking place in reform-era Shanghai affected HIV/AIDS from a prevention perspective, both in terms of risks and opportunities. Three main questions were asked: what is the situation of HIV/AIDS in Shanghai, how are the transformations taking place in Shanghai during the reform era contributing to the creation of a risk environment, and how can an enabling environment emerge out of the reform-era context. Primary data was collected during an eleven-month fieldwork in Shanghai, and an environmental analytical framework was used to guide our analysis. We found that the rapid development of Shanghai since the last 1990s was also accompanied by a serious increase in sexually... (More)
The purpose of this study was to understand how the transformations taking place in reform-era Shanghai affected HIV/AIDS from a prevention perspective, both in terms of risks and opportunities. Three main questions were asked: what is the situation of HIV/AIDS in Shanghai, how are the transformations taking place in Shanghai during the reform era contributing to the creation of a risk environment, and how can an enabling environment emerge out of the reform-era context. Primary data was collected during an eleven-month fieldwork in Shanghai, and an environmental analytical framework was used to guide our analysis. We found that the rapid development of Shanghai since the last 1990s was also accompanied by a serious increase in sexually transmitted infections and, more recently, HIV/AIDS. The greater influence of globalization processes in the open-door policy context combined with certain institutional changes would have contributed to the creation of a risk environment in Shanghai. On the other hand, we have argued that the emergence of new players and new tools in the reform era is promising from a prevention perspective, especially if current barriers to multi-sectoral participation and cooperation are removed. (Less)
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author
Dumont, Jacinthe
supervisor
organization
year
type
H1 - Master's Degree (One Year)
subject
keywords
Shanghai, China, HIV/AIDS, STDs, STIs, IDU, globalization, institutions, multi-sectorality, multi-sectoral, civil society, NGOs, private sector, media, celebrities, Social sciences, Samhällsvetenskaper
language
English
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1320281
date added to LUP
2008-04-07 00:00:00
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2008-04-07 00:00:00
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  abstract     = {{The purpose of this study was to understand how the transformations taking place in reform-era Shanghai affected HIV/AIDS from a prevention perspective, both in terms of risks and opportunities. Three main questions were asked: what is the situation of HIV/AIDS in Shanghai, how are the transformations taking place in Shanghai during the reform era contributing to the creation of a risk environment, and how can an enabling environment emerge out of the reform-era context. Primary data was collected during an eleven-month fieldwork in Shanghai, and an environmental analytical framework was used to guide our analysis. We found that the rapid development of Shanghai since the last 1990s was also accompanied by a serious increase in sexually transmitted infections and, more recently, HIV/AIDS. The greater influence of globalization processes in the open-door policy context combined with certain institutional changes would have contributed to the creation of a risk environment in Shanghai. On the other hand, we have argued that the emergence of new players and new tools in the reform era is promising from a prevention perspective, especially if current barriers to multi-sectoral participation and cooperation are removed.}},
  author       = {{Dumont, Jacinthe}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{A CASE STUDY OF HIV PREVENTION IN REFORM-ERA SHANGHAI : FROM A RISK TO AN ENABLING ENVIRONMENT}},
  year         = {{2007}},
}