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THE INVISIBLE MAN: EXAMINING AIDS AND MEN AT RISK IN INDIA
by
Sangeeta Fernandes
_____________________________________________________________________
A Dissertation Presented to the
FACULTY OF THE GRADUATE SCHOOL
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
In Partial Fulfillment of the
Requirements for the Degree
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY
(COMMUNICATION)
December 2006
Copyright 2006 Sangeeta Fernandes
Object Description
| Title | The invisible man: examining aids and men at risk in India |
| Author | Fernandes, Sangeeta |
| Author email | sangeetaf@gmail.com |
| Degree | Doctor of Philosophy |
| Document type | Dissertation |
| Degree program | Communication |
| School | Annenberg School for Communication |
| Date defended/completed | 2006-05-08 |
| Date submitted | 2006 |
| Restricted until | Unrestricted |
| Date published | 2006-11-29 |
| Advisor (committee chair) | Cody, Michael J. |
| Advisor (committee member) | Mayer, Doe |
| Abstract | This dissertation deals specifically with the HIV/AIDS pandemic in India, insofar as it examines the socio-cultural impact on risk perception of HIV/AIDS and on performance of safe sex behavior. The studies focus on behaviorally homosexual men who are excluded from the major health information dissemination campaigns due to stigma, poverty, and low literacy levels. Reaching behaviorally homosexual men in India with safe sex messages, albeit extremely important, is difficult since these individuals are rendered imperceptible due to social stigma and lack of legal protection. Not only are these people at risk left untargeted by AIDS messages, but they are further alienated due to differences in language, culture, values and religion.; A pair of studies were conducted to assess (1) a more clear definition of MSM categories in India and to provide evidence for perceived differences among these MSM categories; (2) how behavior and risk are affected by stigma; (3) the nature of media use and dependency patterns among the different groups of MSM; (4) attitudes to condom use and negotiation skills. The first study consisted of 8 focus groups involving four groups of MSM in Mumbai and Goa. (kothis: self-identified gay men, hijras: transgenders, panthis: men married to women who have sex with men, and MSWs: Male sex workers). The second study was conducted in Mumbai, Delhi and Goa and involved 210 subjects. This study was informed by the results of the focus groups and sought primarily to support the findings of the qualitative study with quantifiable results.; Results indicate that differences in sexual identity reflect differences between group differences in terms of knowledge, susceptibility to risk and perceived selfefficacy. |
| Keyword | AIDS; marginalized populations; stigma |
| Language | English |
| Part of collection | University of Southern California dissertations and theses |
| Publisher (of the original version) | University of Southern California |
| Place of publication (of the original version) | Los Angeles, California |
| Publisher (of the digital version) | University of Southern California. Libraries |
| Type | texts |
| Legacy record ID | usctheses-m199 |
| Rights | Fernandes, Sangeeta |
| Repository name | Libraries, University of Southern California |
| Repository address | Los Angeles, California |
| Repository email | http://www.usc.edu/isd/libraries/services/ask_a_librarian/email/ |
| Filename | etd-Fernandes-20061129 |
| Archival file | uscthesesreloadpub_Volume32/etd-Fernandes-20061129.pdf |
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| Full text | THE INVISIBLE MAN: EXAMINING AIDS AND MEN AT RISK IN INDIA by Sangeeta Fernandes _____________________________________________________________________ A Dissertation Presented to the FACULTY OF THE GRADUATE SCHOOL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY (COMMUNICATION) December 2006 Copyright 2006 Sangeeta Fernandes |
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