Breaking silences and upholding confidences: responding to HIV in the Lihir Islands, Papua New Guinea

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dc.contributor.authorHemer, S.
dc.date.issued2015
dc.description.abstractVarious forms of silence are understood to characterize the response to HIV/AIDS in the Lihir Islands in Papua New Guinea. While some efforts have been made to prevent HIV and educate residents, these seem not to have been in proportion to its classification as a high-risk setting for transmission, given social factors associated with the Lihir gold mine. Confidentiality is both practiced yet critiqued in Lihir as another form of silencing that detracts from efforts to emphasize the serious nature of HIV, promote its prevention, and care for those who live with it. 'Breaking the silence' has come to be seen as key to preventing HIV in Lihir, yet while certain silences are acknowledged, others have escaped scrutiny.
dc.description.statementofresponsibilitySusan R. Hemer
dc.identifier.citationMedical Anthropology, 2015; 34(2):124-138
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/01459740.2014.944263
dc.identifier.issn0145-9740
dc.identifier.issn1545-5882
dc.identifier.orcidHemer, S. [0000-0002-3056-8428]
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2440/98033
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherTaylor and Francis
dc.rightsCopyright © 2014 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC
dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.1080/01459740.2014.944263
dc.subjectConfidentiality; health promotion and prevention; HIV/AIDS; Papua New Guinea; secrecy
dc.titleBreaking silences and upholding confidences: responding to HIV in the Lihir Islands, Papua New Guinea
dc.typeJournal article
pubs.publication-statusPublished

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