LIVING WITH HIV AS A MAN: IMPLICATIONS FOR MASCULINITY

Authors

  • Sakhumzi Mfecane University of the Witwatersrand

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17159//2309-8708/2008/n36a4

Keywords:

masculinity, HIV, ARVs, sexuality

Abstract

This article examines constructions of masculinity by men living with HIV and using antiretroviral drugs (ARVs) in a South African rural village. It explores the impact of HIV on men’s lives, and discusses the implications of these impacts for understandings of masculinity. A total of 25 men were interviewed to explore their experience of living with HIV and the challenges posed by HIV sickness to their lives as men. Results show that the men’s lives changed dramatically following sickness from HIV and that these changes were perceived to negatively impact on various important markers of masculinity. In particular, the men’s provider roles and sexualities were perceived as significantly affected by HIV sickness. Drawing on current debates and theorising in the field of masculinity studies, the article interrogates the perceived threats to these markers and the participants’ responses to them.

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Author Biography

Sakhumzi Mfecane, University of the Witwatersrand

WISER (Wits Institute for Social and Economic Research)
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg
P O Wits 2050

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Published

2025-02-26

How to Cite

Mfecane, S. (2025). LIVING WITH HIV AS A MAN: IMPLICATIONS FOR MASCULINITY. PINS-Psychology in Society, 36(1), 45–59. https://doi.org/10.17159//2309-8708/2008/n36a4

Issue

Vol. 36 No. 1 (2008)

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Articles

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