Sexually-transmitted diseases
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Description:
Abstract: "Integrated
in
the
global
economy
of
HIV
intervention,
young
and
mobile
Shan
men
in
Chiang
Mai
who
work
as
hosts,
dancers
and
masseurs
in
gay
establishments
are
now
plugged
into
discrete
health
categories
(i.e. men
who
have
sex
with
men MSM),
male
sex
workers
(MSW),
?Burmese”
migrants,
?hidden
population”,
etc.).
Current
HIV
intervention
has
employed
information
communication
technology
(ICT),
which
produces
standardized
HIV
information
dissemination,
testing
and
treatment.
This
paper
examines
Shan
men?s
use
of
their
mobile
phones.
Using
Miller
and
Slater?s
(2000)
concept
of
dynamics
of
objectification,
I
analyze
the
creative
use
of
mobile
phones
as
realizing
aspired
and
ascribed
identities,
characterized
as
presentation
of
enviable
life
in
Chiang
Mai.
On
Facebook,
they
engage
in
political
discussion,
conduct
religious
activities,
and
manage
their
social
networks.
I
argue
that
the
presentation
of
enviable
identities
reflects
notions
of
masculinity
and
health,
which
determine
Shan
men?s
access
to,
awareness
of
and
management
of
health
information.
HIV
testing
is
crucial
in
HIV
prevention,
but
Shan
men
value
their
role
as
economic
providers
more
than
spending
for
personal
health
and
undergoing
an
HIV
test.
They
perform
Buddhist
rituals
as
supplication
for
a
healthy
body.
The
paper
illustrates
the
failure
of
dissemination
models
and
the
importance
in
knowing
the
situated
knowledge
of
Shan
men?s
sex
work
in
order
to
provide
effective
HIV
intervention."
Nikos Dacanay
Source/publisher:
International Conference on Burma/Myanmar Studies: Burma/Myanmar in Transition: Connectivity, Changes and Challenges: University Academic Service Centre (UNISERV), Chiang Mai University, Thailand, 24-26 July 2015
Date of publication:
2015-07-26
Date of entry/update:
2015-08-19
Grouping:
Individual Documents
Category:
HIV/AIDS - Burma/Myanmar, Health of Burmese refugees and migrants, Sexually-transmitted diseases, International Conference on Burma/Myanmar Studies (ICBMS) 23-26 July, 2015
Language:
English
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The oppressive regime running Burma has both forced many Burmese into displaced person camps in Thailand. Young Burmese people are particularly vulnerable, especially due to issues such as sexual health education and trafficking.
By any account, Burma is a beautiful, naturally rich country with a diverse ethnic history. It is also run by one of the most oppressive regimes in the world, the State Peace and Development Council, an 11-member group of military commanders. This junta, in power under different names since 1988, has been cited for countless human rights abuses. The SPDC also oversees a corrupt, inefficient economy. In spite of the country?s natural wealth, social-economic conditions continue to deteriorate, along with Burma?s schools and hospitals.
Source/publisher:
Conversation for A Better World
Date of publication:
2010-02-03
Date of entry/update:
2010-11-02
Grouping:
Individual Documents
Category:
Health of Burmese refugees and migrants, Sexually-transmitted diseases, Reproductive Health/Gynaecology, Obstetrics
Language:
English
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Description:
RANGOON, Feb 25, 2010 (IPS) - When Aye Aye (not her real name) leaves her youngest son at home each night, she tells him that she has to work selling snacks. But what Aye actually sells is sex so that her 12-year-old son, a Grade 7 student, can finish his education.
Mon Mon Myat
Source/publisher:
IPS
Date of publication:
2010-02-25
Date of entry/update:
2010-11-02
Grouping:
Individual Documents
Category:
Discrimination/violence against women: reports of violations in Burma, Sexually-transmitted diseases, Sex work, General studies and surveys on health in Burma, HIV/AIDS - Burma/Myanmar
Language:
English
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Description:
Diaphragms Factsheet -
Emergency Contraception Factsheet -
The Contraceptive Implant Factsheet -
The Contraceptive Injection (DMPA) Factsheet -
The Contraceptive Pill Factsheet -
The Copper IUD Factsheet -
The Male Condom Factsheet -
The Minipill or Progestogen-Only Pill (POP) Factsheet -
The Progestogen IUD Factsheet -
The Vaginal Ring (NuvaRing?) Factsheet -
Other:
Menstruation (Periods) Factsheet -
Sexually Transmissible Infections (STIs) Factsheet -
Source/publisher:
Family Planning NSW
Date of entry/update:
2010-10-26
Grouping:
Individual Documents
Category:
Sexually-transmitted diseases
Language:
Burmese
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